02-07-2013, 01:19 AM
(02-06-2013, 09:16 AM)Martin Eisenstadt Wrote: Is it just me or does it seem like a barely understandable third world accent is a prerequisite to a PhD these days?
Back in the days of Wernher von Braun the foreign (or at least German) accent seemed to symbolize the notion that American science, technology and academia represented the finest in the world. Nobody cared where you came from, or even if you used to be a nazi, as long as you had it on the ball.
Now the "on the ball" element plays well down the list to the libtard "diversity" scam. Look at us, we are soooooo open minded! Please send us more black gay handicapped marxists. Who cares if no real work gets done, it ain't like we're spending our own money. Symbolism over substance, we are the world, your tax dollars at work.
(02-06-2013, 05:15 PM)ham Wrote: I guess the "intelligent oriental" stereotype -which I endorsed- belongs together with other nonsense.
Politics, politics...
Don't forget the other part of that stereotype--tireless work ethic. Doesn't take some folks too long to get in the swing of the "lifestyles of the privileged class," which for some reason they imagine college professors to be. Success becomes a burden, because then they expect you to do it right all the time. Better to roll out a half-assed program you can put on your 30-page CV next to that NASA gig than to sweat the details and risk obscurity.
