Social jerk

A recent newsletter from the college who shepherded me through two degrees, bears an article that indicts the concept of "publish or perish," and sets the cause of eliminating racism back exponentially.

In his new book, "Racism in the 21st Century," Ronald Hall, associate professor of social work, and his "fellow authors" (read TAs) argue that light-skinned blacks, Hispanics, Asians and other minorities often receive preferential treatment over their darker-skinned counterparts in everything from education to employment to housing. No mention is made of the millions (or even thousands) of people interviewed to reach that conclusion.

Hall then makes the sweeping statement, "Skin color discrimination is very covert. I THINK it's a huge problem because it's so insidious and so subtle." Gracious, how did he manage to uncover it? He also says, "It's kind of like that music in a doctor's office; it's there but no one really notices it." What a scholarly work.

I THINK he's just another black man with a chip on his shoulder, who is even irritated by elevator music. Don't take his classes. By the way, isn't "social work" more of a talent than a college curriculum? Do you have to study to be compassionate and concerned?

BY ANOTHER WAY: President-select Obama, the candidate of hope, now says, "Fxxx the hope, we're in deep doo-doo." Is that the change he promised?