BLM Teacher Says 2+2 Only = 4 Because of “Western Imperialism”
Paul J Watson:
A Black Lives Matter-supporting teacher took to Twitter to assert that 2+2 only = 4 because of “western imperialism.”
Yes, really.
Brittany Marshall’s tweet went viral after she claimed during the course of a discussion about racism, “Nope the idea of 2 + 2 equaling 4 is cultural and because of western imperialism/colonisation, we think of it as the only way of knowing.”
Marshall, who includes her pronouns in her bio, lists her occupation as “teacher, scholar, social justice change agent” and apparently is studying for a PhD at Rutgers.
Her bizarre statement is yet another example of Intersectionality, the pseudo-intellectual garbage feminist notion taught in all major universities that racism and sexism are prevalent throughout all areas of society and are intertwined.
In this case, Marshall appears to be arguing that maths itself is racist, an argument that has been made by numerous social justice warriors down the years, some of whom question why ‘Western Math’ is in common use and not other methods such as the way Aborigines count (maybe because we’re western and not Aborigine).
The notion that 2+2 might not = 4 is of course lifted from George Orwell’s 1984, when the one party state was able to torture dissidents into believing it could equal 5.
Respondents to the tweet expressed their varied opinions.
“Unfortunately it’s nothing new,” remarked one. “There are videos circulating showing black students promoting to stop science because it represents white supremacy. They would prefer magic and voodoo.”
“Scary thing is, this person is a teacher probably preaching the same nonsense to our children,” said another.
One of the things that amazes me most about George Orwell is that even though he was a socialist, he didn’t let that blind him to the horrors of what socialism would become (or was doing at the time but not publicised).
And in this particular case Orwell foresaw the marrying of post-modernism to socialism. What is all the more amazing is that when he wrote the book 1984, post-modernism hadn’t been vomited onto the world.
I was listening to a debate the other day between Thaddeus Russell, a professor of history and post-modernist and Stephen Hicks, a doctor of philosophy. In the Q&A that followed, one the questions, was basically asking Russell whether 2 + 2 = 4 and all he could resort to was the sophistry of words. Admittedly, he was far clever than the teacher who posted that tweet but it pretty much amounted to the same thing.
…..”They would prefer magic and voodoo.”……
They are not as one with science or education. Their true calling is practised below the minarets & cathedral spires of the world.
And so is modern medicine, engineering, electricity etc etc. Put them them in caves if they don’t like the fruits of Imperilaism. Fucking morons.
Just another example of why lefties shouldn’t be running anything more mathematically challenging than a lemonade stand. If they don’t understand it they blame someone else.
I stopped at …Brittany.
There you have it.
Those with the moniker ‘Brittany’ or variations thereof are to be avoided.
Monica is fine but not:-
Angela, Tiffany, Bex, Fleur, Shaniqua, Rosemary, Penelope and Prudence. or variations thereof.
One of my Nephs got off the couch and started dating a Tiffany.
I sat back on the couch and thought I’ll watch this.
Uh Oh. Eruption. Get on board the train to crazy town.
Oh well at least we know who’s been writing Alfies wifes budgets for him.
These fanatics must be an embarrassment to decent black people everywhere.