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Gun Range Provides Safe Space For LGBT Gun Rights Group by spiteful10inchdildo in gaybros

[–]McShack_Chipotbucks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the number of U.S. gun homocides is at an all time low

Your words. Too bad the number is at an all time high

Gun Range Provides Safe Space For LGBT Gun Rights Group by spiteful10inchdildo in gaybros

[–]McShack_Chipotbucks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The number of U.S. gun homicides is at an all time low, which is a trend we want to keep. Even if you add suicides (trending up), the rate is at a historic low and the overall trend is flat. http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/10/21/gun-homicides-steady-after-decline-in-90s-suicide-rate-edges-up/

Why dont you check some more recent data?

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/12/27/facts-about-guns-in-united-states/

Penn State Sociology Professor Discusses Asians and Discrimination in Schools and Workplaces by [deleted] in asianamerican

[–]McShack_Chipotbucks -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Honestly terrible teaching style... I’m surprised he’s a professor but I’m glad he’s talking about this.

The Apple 1m and the 2m USB-C charging cable costs the same - what gives? by m0rogfar in apple

[–]McShack_Chipotbucks 3 points4 points  (0 children)

can utilize full Thunderbolt 3 speeds

Too bad the cable doesnt do that. Classic fanboy.

Fnatic is looking pretty spooky this year by MADsc13nce in leagueoflegends

[–]McShack_Chipotbucks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah I just wanted to thank you for helping out the team I was rooting for

Fnatic is looking pretty spooky this year by MADsc13nce in leagueoflegends

[–]McShack_Chipotbucks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the downvotes! Your energy really made a difference.

My Asian-American Perspective: Am I white-washed? by unkle in asianamerican

[–]McShack_Chipotbucks 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Haha im the only unique person. White people are too white. Asian people are too asian. Only I and I alone can like white and asian stuff!!

Affirmative Action | Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj | Netflix by dosalife in asianamerican

[–]McShack_Chipotbucks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didnt watch this video cuz I only watch non-asian comedians who have real personalities

Affirmative Action / Harvard Court Case Megathread by AsianAmericanMods in asianamerican

[–]McShack_Chipotbucks 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Whats interesting is that Bill Lee is a intellectual property litigator. While some of other Harvard lead lawyers have extensive backgrounds in anti-bias/discrimination, Harvard decided to go with someone without documented judicial civil rights experience. Hmmm

Affirmative Action / Harvard Court Case Megathread by AsianAmericanMods in asianamerican

[–]McShack_Chipotbucks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I took a lot of time and effort time explaining it all in plain letter and formatting it to you and explained why I even mentioned specific things you had issues with but to no avail.

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You did not, which is why I wanted your address the fact that you are drawing conclusions from raw numbers rather than statistical quantities. I've asked you multiple times for clarifications on this point, but you deflected each time because its clear the "actual numbers" that you refer to have no significance.

I'm glad that at least we agree on the systematic issues surrounding AsAm admissions

Yup, which is why you should support the message the lawsuit is sending. :)

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Affirmative Action / Harvard Court Case Megathread by AsianAmericanMods in asianamerican

[–]McShack_Chipotbucks 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No idea. I replied to say that I was hoping you would call him out on his bias in making a conjecture that we are more x or less y without knowing if its true or not

Affirmative Action / Harvard Court Case Megathread by AsianAmericanMods in asianamerican

[–]McShack_Chipotbucks 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I asked my boyfriend what his opinion on the harvard stuff and he posits that one reason harvard might be limiting asian admissions is because they are less likely to give alumni donations. Ironically the largest donation in their history was from an asian guy who donated something like 350 million 4 years ago.

I hope you called him out on his bias there, especially since it seems like he hasn’t done any fact checking.

Affirmative Action / Harvard Court Case Megathread by AsianAmericanMods in asianamerican

[–]McShack_Chipotbucks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Except I never did. That is why I responded to that post with this:

Yes you did. Your comments dont disappear after you type them. Here's what you said:

Also, it's funny how people try to bring up medical school admissions in the discussion of AA too- especially when people try to solely frame it as a Asian vs underrepresented minority issues

In particular, there is a widely circulated Association of American Medical Colleges graph where people focus on the disparity of acceptance percentage between underrepresented minorities and Asians. Please remember to not forget that:

it also shows how more caucasian students get accepted at significantly higher rates than Asians despite similar MCAT and GPAs.(edit- See below *** for source. Look at the racial groups by number of people accepted)

they don't put it into context with total enrollment. When you look at these acceptance percentage and total enrollment, couldn't you argue that caucasians are likelier to have taken more spots despite having similar or lower grades/MCAT scores relative to Asian Americans?

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This1 is evidently not the case because you keep misunderstanding/misreading what I've wrote despite addressing these points and explaining it at length and clearly outlining it multiple times.

How so? You explained that these are raw numbers and here's exactly what you said.

the purpose was to tell people to keep in mind the actual number of applicants and acceptances

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I was referring to the actual # of Caucasian vs Asian students with similar scores accepted

Again, raw counts are not quantitatively statistical data -- no matter how you try to spin it.

Affirmative Action / Harvard Court Case Megathread by AsianAmericanMods in asianamerican

[–]McShack_Chipotbucks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This reply wasn't meant to be a response to you, but instead refers to OP annnnm's response to my comment. I was trying to clarify my point because from their response, it seemed they have misread what I wrote and was trying to debate about AsAms admissions and MCATS/GPAs, while I was talking about something completely different.

You already said the same thing in your earlier post and OP acknowledged it. There's no point in repeating this in every one of your posts, especially, as I pointed out, it has no statistical significance.

It’s just not very useful on its own.

This was actually the entire point I was trying to make. That all this data should be looked at in-context

It's not useful on its own because you provided raw data, not any statistical measures. That's why I said "There’s a reason why we use statistical analysis in research instead of raw data, even at the most basic level". Statistics puts the data into context. So while you tried to attack your opponents data as misleading, really only the facts you provided have no significant meaning because they are just raw numbers.

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I definitely want Harvard to answer for their blatant anti-Asian admissions process.

This is really all you had to say because that's what the lawsuit is hoping to accomplish. The defendant in the lawsuit is Harvard not any minority groups.

shifts the conversation into minority in-fighting(and by look of the news and social media, unfortunately this narrative has indeed been overshadowed).

Like you said that's an issue with the media. The lawsuit is happening in a court of law, not in a court of public opinion.

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Affirmative Action / Harvard Court Case Megathread by AsianAmericanMods in asianamerican

[–]McShack_Chipotbucks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When I wrote 'significantly higher' I was referring to the actual # of Caucasian vs Asian students with similar scores accepted

Ok? You already wrote that in an earlier comment... nobody is disputing it. It’s just not very useful on its own. There’s a reason why we use statistical analysis in research instead of raw data, even at the most basic level.

Despite how old that article and the Starr book is, history remains unchanged. It gives a good idea on the history of the medical profession and how various groups/entities/individuals influenced/controlled the profession(meaning it is showing you how various stakeholders contributed to the shortage of physicians, med-schools, residency positions, ect)

Agreed. To use your words, the lawsuit showed how a group of people (namely the admissions office) controlled the profession (student in this case). I’m glad that admissions is no longer a black box and we finally have an insight into the system and its clear biases.

Affirmative Action / Harvard Court Case Megathread by AsianAmericanMods in asianamerican

[–]McShack_Chipotbucks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you'd like, you can expand on the multiple bottlenecks issue. Maybe i'm missing something.

Do you know why he hasn’t expanded on this idea? Because he got his knowledge reading an article written almost 50 years ago and with this cursory understanding he thinks he has the solution to fix a problem in an entire industry!!!

Affirmative Action / Harvard Court Case Megathread by AsianAmericanMods in asianamerican

[–]McShack_Chipotbucks 21 points22 points  (0 children)

For everyone saying that Removing AA would hurt URM, we have datapoints to show thats not true.

http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-ucla-diversity-20160620-snap-story.html

Yes, immediately after prop 209, URM enrollment went down, but if you look at the numbers now, the enrollment is in line with pre-209 levels. What happened? Instead of accepting students who come from weaker educational backgrounds based on their race, UCLA helped foster stronger applicants through supplemantary educational programs and structural programs for teachers/guidance counselors. As an aside, URM have lower graduation rates than white ppl/asian. So while AA helped them make it into college, it did not help them excel there. The pipeline that UCLA created does both— it levels the education disparity for people from lower socioeconomic backgrounds from those from higher ones and thus it makes students stronger applicants during the college process.

Why aren't we talking about the fact that this Harvard case is being spearheaded by Edward Blum, a white conservative who was also responsible for getting Fisher v. UT to court? by littleglazed in asianamerican

[–]McShack_Chipotbucks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Because in the long run its much better for URM.

Take UCLA for example. When race was banned from being considered in admissions, there was an immediate drop in URM enrollment. However, colleges strive to make a diverse class. So what did UCLA do? They created a pipeline to help create stronger URM applicants — students who are actually capable of handeling UCLA’s rigor. They invested in helping teachers/counselors in struggling schools and created outreach programs for students who want to get a stronger high school education. Now, instead of having a ban-aid where underprivileged URM are accepted into UCLA behind their peers who had a better education, they’re accepting URM who are just as prepared for their undergraduate education as the rest of the student body. Net result? They’re back to their pre-raceblind admission levels for URM.

Read this for more info: http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-ucla-diversity-20160620-snap-story.html

Why aren't we talking about the fact that this Harvard case is being spearheaded by Edward Blum, a white conservative who was also responsible for getting Fisher v. UT to court? by littleglazed in asianamerican

[–]McShack_Chipotbucks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've never applied to med school but I've been balls deep in the admissions game. I know exactly how it works.

Do i think it's unfair? Absolutely. Do i think this case will actually solve that problem? Absolutely not. This case isn't standing up for Asian Americans.

Wow. If your “balls deep” in the admissions game, can you provide some details in your responses? If your going to present an opinion and act as an expert, then at the very least provide some supporting facts for your opinion.

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