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Topic	Math is racist
ZMythos 10/29/19 11:07:04 PM #14:	Mistere Man posted... Not teaching people math doesnt make math racist it just means racists were teaching it. My claim was that "math has its share of history rooted in racism and sexism" But, to sate your appetite, I'll offer this as well: Methodology and language in mathematics can vary greatly from syntax to representation. There are instances in history where western mathematicians would reject the work of those in other regions simply because of this, even when the mathematics was sound. --- Rainbow Dashing: "it's just star wars" AutumnEspirit: kissu <cite>ZMythos posted [p:929412996] in Math is ra... [t:78120732]...</cite> <quote>Mistere Man posted...</cite> <quote>Not teaching people math doesnt make math racist it just means racists were teaching it. </quote> My claim was that "math has its share of history rooted in racism and sexism" But, to sate your appetite, I'll offer this as well: Methodology and language in mathematics can vary greatly from syntax to representation. There are instances in history where western mathematicians would reject the work of those in other regions simply because of this, even when the mathematics was sound. --- Rainbow Dashing: "it's just star wars" AutumnEspirit: kissu</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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