* Bill Cosby demonstrated that the ‘stereotype’ of the black rapist was more valid than the ‘role model’ of Dr. Huxtable.
* Larry Bird has described his bout with stereotype threat when he arrived at pro basketball camp as a slow white guy from a small town that played at a small college. But after two or three practices he said he realized he could play and be very good at that level.
Likewise, they give so many tests at school, it would be hard to not discover like by accident even that you can actually compete with other students you thought were maybe more advanced than you if in fact you do have the ability.
* Most of what comes out of the social sciences today is just politically influenced garbage – the “scientists” arrive at their conclusions first and then go looking for data to confirm their political beliefs. If you can’t find any and you are not willing to commit outright fraud, then you can at least statistically manipulate the data in some way that helps your cause. As a thought experiment, take any study like this and reverse the conclusions and I’ll bet you that study would never see the light of day. Actual science requires you to go fearlessly wherever you data leads you, but these people are not at all interested in doing actual science.
* Steve Sailer: “Obama’s taste in literature is similar to, but somewhat better than, mine.”
