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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWatching the Jeopardy! college final. Bannon, et al must be freaking out.
Two finalists appear to be of Asian descent, and the third appears to be of Indian descent.
malaise
(268,949 posts)Ilsa
(61,694 posts)Indian and Hispanic descent. I was speaking with one of them about how the young adults in her med school and pre-med were disproportionately first or second generation American. Commented that many of the typical American students whose families had been Americans for many generations seemed "entitled" and unwilling to put in the hard work to excel.
Brother Buzz
(36,416 posts)Fucking science RULES, and totally freaks out the orange anus's administration. Scary!
malaise
(268,949 posts)That kid is sound
Brother Buzz
(36,416 posts)All three are brilliant. Even that Stanford student, who missed the flag question the other day is totally front loaded in physics and is well read. And I mean head exploding physics.
malaise
(268,949 posts)Brother Buzz
(36,416 posts)and decides to go into submarines. Smart kid.
malaise
(268,949 posts)Iggo
(47,550 posts)rurallib
(62,406 posts)angstlessk
(11,862 posts)she said an oriental did not have a big enough head to be a doctor!!!!
And she was studying to become a teacher.....this was 40 years ago!
Ilsa
(61,694 posts)angstlessk
(11,862 posts)And thought I never wanted her to teach MY child!
lpbk2713
(42,753 posts)I doubt if I could keep myself from laughing in her face.
angstlessk
(11,862 posts)She was the most honest racist I ever encountered...AND I did laugh at her.