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ZMythos posted...

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.

Again if the math was sound it was sound it was the mathematicians that were racist not math.

Math is a tool, or even a universal language that can be learned and used by anyone. If those that know it are racist that doesnt change what math is. As with any tool or language it can be used for good or bad but that is the user will not the subject.
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