Marion Morrison
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Great minds transcend race or disability. Look at say, Hawking, or deGrasse Tyson. Or sex, look at Curie . Let's stop right here and think why we need this thread.
Great minds transcend race or disability. Look at say, Hawking, or deGrasse Tyson. Or sex, look at Curie . Let's stop right here and think why we need this thread.
You are totally right...but here's a thought. Some of those great minds HAD to actively transcend race, gender, or disability in order to get where they got - to get recognition, or even the ability to get into an institution, that a white male wouldn't have thought twice about in those days.
Women like Curie, had to fight, to even be excepted into a educational program that did not consider women capable. It's the same thing with race.
I just got finished with a fascinating book - Goldberger’s war:The life and work of a public health crusader, about the man who discovered the cause and cure for pellagra, a disease that was devasting the south. But he was Jewish, and that put many barriers in his way, prevented him from pursuing a medical career, and from being taken seriously by his colleagues.
Great minds transcend...but great minds, from certain backgrounds have barriers that others don't. Recognizing that is not being racist.
Are you you thinking you can help IM2 transcend?
Good luck with that!
I think this thread has a good topic that shouldn't be trash-trolled. Why not explore it?![]()
Y U gotta step up and answer questions I asked of him?
Let the man answer for himself.
PS: I already know a smattering.