Diversity is our strength. Except that it's strongest when we start separating from one another and be siloed. Group think will prevail. Bad assumptions, fear, and conspiracy theories will proliferate.

Racism will spread and foment conflict.

All because of Democrats.

Just as we all knew would be the case... they're not going to comply with the "spirit" of the law.

While pretending to comply with the letter of the law for appearance's sake, they're going to do whatever they can to preserve as much DEI/CRT as they can get away with both openly and behind the scenes.

Instead of viewing the passage of SB17 as some of kind "victory," it needs to be regarded as simply the opening salvo in a long war of attrition against the Marxist cancer that has already embedded itself deep inside friendly lines.

Unless, of course, we just "declare victory" and stop paying attention... at which point SB17 will be rendered entirely moot rather than just largely moot.

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It's ok because they're choosing to be slaves.

As a follow-up I just read through the 47-point compliance guidelines document, and if I had to paraphrase the whole thing I would call it the "How TAMU intends to preserve as much DEI as it thinks it can get away with" document.

Check out this excerpt as an example.
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Q. May institutions maintain offices that provide resources to the LGBTQ community?

A. A university should not operate or maintain an office that provides programs and activities for a specific group of students based on race, religion, color, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, or sexual orientation. As examples, offices that are focused on African American, Hispanic or LGBTQ students likely violate SB 17. Even though offices solely dedicated to LGBTQ students will need to be restructured, programs supporting the LGBTQ community may be incorporated into a broader student success and multicultural framework.

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Perhaps even more comically, notice the phraseology "likely violate SB 17," rather than admitting that such programs and policies "do violate SB 17." They can't even bring themselves to admit that much.

BCSWguru said:

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TAMU is not having separate graduation ceremonies based on race. These are not graduations, but rather some sort of deal before/after the fact. The colleges or departments might be doing these things, and I would have to look into it more, but TAMU proper is not having a separate ceremony for you.

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Who pays for it? Follow the money. If this department is funded by the university then yes it is paid for by Texas A&M.

zephyr88 said:

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As I understand, there was an initially an option for a Spanish speaking graduation to accommodate the family who did not speak English as their first language. I understand this one.

I don't understand the purpose of having a black graduation or an alphabet gay graduation. Perhaps, if those people choose not to be part of the Aggie fabric, they should not have come here in the first place.

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Quite a slippery slope there considering how diverse A&M's student body has become. Will the Chinese graduation be in Mandarin or Gan?

It is difficult to imagine having segregated graduations at A&M back then. For one thing, there was not that many Blacks at A&M.

By the way, one of the most noteworthy of students at A&M was a Black guy named Clarence Sasser. If I understand it correctly, he entered A&M having already received the Medal of Honor for actions in Vietnam.

1836er said:

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As a follow-up I just read through the 47-point compliance guidelines document, and if I had to paraphrase the whole thing I would call it the "How TAMU intends to preserve as much DEI as it thinks it can get away with" document.

Check out this excerpt as an example.
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Q. May institutions maintain offices that provide resources to the LGBTQ community?

A. A university should not operate or maintain an office that provides programs and activities for a specific group of students based on race, religion, color, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, or sexual orientation. As examples, offices that are focused on African American, Hispanic or LGBTQ students likely violate SB 17. Even though offices solely dedicated to LGBTQ students will need to be restructured, programs supporting the LGBTQ community may be incorporated into a broader student success and multicultural framework.

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Perhaps even more comically, notice the phraseology "likely violate SB 17," rather than admitting that such programs and policies "do violate SB 17." They can't even bring themselves to admit that much.

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Restructured...not shut down but restructured. They will simply run an end around.

nortex97 said:

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Among the most horrible ideas the American left has resuscitated over the past 20 years.

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Separate cannot be equal

B-1 83 said:

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zephyr88 said:

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As I understand, there was an initially an option for a Spanish speaking graduation to accommodate the family who did not speak English as their first language. I understand this one.

I don't understand the purpose of having a black graduation or an alphabet gay graduation. Perhaps, if those people choose not to be part of the Aggie fabric, they should not have come here in the first place.

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Quite a slippery slope there considering how diverse A&M's student body has become. Will the Chinese graduation be in Mandarin or Gan?

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I don't know, but I look forward to the Kyle Field announcer reading some of those names.

Burdizzo said:

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nortex97 said:

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Among the most horrible ideas the American left has resuscitated over the past 20 years.

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Separate cannot be equal

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It's close, though I think their decision to bring back infanticide is probably worse (much worse morally).

Well, let's just have a whites only post-graduation event and see how well that goes over.......

Liberals are idiots and hypocrits, and only white liberals have any sense of white guilt, as they should as they are the true racists and bigots.

Made up victimhood never ceases.

Oh and NAD

B-1 83 said:

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zephyr88 said:

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As I understand, there was an initially an option for a Spanish speaking graduation to accommodate the family who did not speak English as their first language. I understand this one.

I don't understand the purpose of having a black graduation or an alphabet gay graduation. Perhaps, if those people choose not to be part of the Aggie fabric, they should not have come here in the first place.

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Quite a slippery slope there considering how diverse A&M's student body has become. Will the Chinese graduation be in Mandarin or Gan?

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All Chinese graduations will be in clear unbroken English. But all graduates reserve the right to speak non-English when speaking to the Homeland or their Chinese policemen living in the US.

Cobra39

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When blacks and gays decided they were better folks and didn't want to be around straights and whites I guess.
Separate but equal.

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The last time, Jim Crow determined that segregation was good. Now it is the minorities that determine that segregation is good.

It all has to do with power and minorities now have that power.

nortex97 said:

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Among the most horrible ideas the American left has resuscitated over the past 20 years.

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It's not an accident.

APHIS AG said:

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Owlagdad said:

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When blacks and gays decided they were better folks and didn't want to be around straights and whites I guess.
Separate but equal.

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The last time, Jim Crow determined that segregation was good. Now it is the minorities that determine that segregation is good.

It all has to do with power and minorities now have that power.

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We will know we have come full circle when white kids show up and won't be told to wait their turn.

What time is the white ceremony?

So are non-blacks allowed to graduate at the black-only graduation? I would assume they would have to allow everyone....

Time for a 1000+ students of all backgrounds sign up for the blacks-only graduation to show the stupidity of this.

The left - literally taking us back 50+ years in race relations.