> There's also the problem that the contexts in which ‘equity’ is even pursued or promoted as a goal are cherry-picked. Mr. Short might get a platform to boost him above the fence at the ballgame, but when it comes time for the limbo contest Mr. Tall is on his own.
The number of stock certificates Mr. Short would have to stack to see over the fence is staggering, assuming he hadn’t sold them before he even bought them.
If I remember correctly, you showed The Lynchburg Story video in one of our classes at VCU back around 2015 or so. I remember the shock that gripped the class. Amazing to realize that the sentiment behind the article and that video really hasn't dissipated much. It has shifted forms a bit but the attitude is still there and seems to have gone global.
Your memory is correct. Glad it stuck with you. The astounding thing is that your class, and all of my other classes, were filled to the brim with seasoned medical professionals of the highest order and the highest caliber (you included). And yet, the content of this documentary came as a complete surprise to many or most in the class. (To give credit where credit is due, I had experienced the same shock when Karen Swisher showed the video to my class when I was a student in 1996.) ... Great hearing from you, as always.
I remember pretty much everything about your classes. Without sounding like a suck up, I can say that I gained more of an education in your class than in most other of my studies. I also remember you pressing us to define the words "society" and "culture" during our discussions. I also remember your comments around innovation. Those conversations have stuck with me. I doubt (and hope) they will never leave me.
Sorry for the delayed response! I so very much appreciate your saying this. And quite honestly, you were one of the best students I ever had in those classes. So, we can just do this mutual admiration thing in public. We'll sound like an episode of the long-ago Merv Griffin Show, where the guests just sat around complimenting one another. :)
The Lynchburg Story video brings home the irony that the ACLU once professed to value human life in its God-given variety, with the ACLU lawyer saying:
"We don't have the wisdom to make those decisions.
We don't begin to understand what makes...a worthwhile person.
We could lose the beautiful variety--this wonderful messiness--that we have in this world.
Indeed. She was very impressive in the film and in her work. I was a regular at the State Capitol in those days, and I believe I used to encounter her.
> There's also the problem that the contexts in which ‘equity’ is even pursued or promoted as a goal are cherry-picked. Mr. Short might get a platform to boost him above the fence at the ballgame, but when it comes time for the limbo contest Mr. Tall is on his own.
Paging Dr. Procrustes...
The number of stock certificates Mr. Short would have to stack to see over the fence is staggering, assuming he hadn’t sold them before he even bought them.
"exerted a vice grip"
Vise, not vice.
Thanks!!!!!! I’ll fix it.
If I remember correctly, you showed The Lynchburg Story video in one of our classes at VCU back around 2015 or so. I remember the shock that gripped the class. Amazing to realize that the sentiment behind the article and that video really hasn't dissipated much. It has shifted forms a bit but the attitude is still there and seems to have gone global.
Your memory is correct. Glad it stuck with you. The astounding thing is that your class, and all of my other classes, were filled to the brim with seasoned medical professionals of the highest order and the highest caliber (you included). And yet, the content of this documentary came as a complete surprise to many or most in the class. (To give credit where credit is due, I had experienced the same shock when Karen Swisher showed the video to my class when I was a student in 1996.) ... Great hearing from you, as always.
I remember pretty much everything about your classes. Without sounding like a suck up, I can say that I gained more of an education in your class than in most other of my studies. I also remember you pressing us to define the words "society" and "culture" during our discussions. I also remember your comments around innovation. Those conversations have stuck with me. I doubt (and hope) they will never leave me.
Sorry for the delayed response! I so very much appreciate your saying this. And quite honestly, you were one of the best students I ever had in those classes. So, we can just do this mutual admiration thing in public. We'll sound like an episode of the long-ago Merv Griffin Show, where the guests just sat around complimenting one another. :)
The Lynchburg Story video brings home the irony that the ACLU once professed to value human life in its God-given variety, with the ACLU lawyer saying:
"We don't have the wisdom to make those decisions.
We don't begin to understand what makes...a worthwhile person.
We could lose the beautiful variety--this wonderful messiness--that we have in this world.
We could lose all of our wonder."
Sad how quickly they forgot.
Indeed. She was very impressive in the film and in her work. I was a regular at the State Capitol in those days, and I believe I used to encounter her.