Charles Carson

Associate Professor of Musicology/Ethnomusicology | Private citizen not representing any institution

[Charles Carson @doxy_music]

Read til the end.

[Michael Harriot @michaelharriot]

A lot of outlets have been telling the story of Tony Bennett marching with MLK.

But have you ever heard the story about how “wokeness,” DEI, Jesus, an actual anti-racist, 2 church choirs & 1 of the greatest dance moves of all time got Tony Bennett into show biz?

A thread

[AAUP-AFT at UT Austin @aaup_utAustin]

Useful strategies for faculty leaders from the ousted President of Florida’s New College, the epicenter of a national “capture” of higher education. https://t.co/WimXRpgPCb

[Charles Carson @doxy_music]

In a surprising turn of events, @Jason_Aldean takes a STRONG stance in OPPOSITION to the #jan6 insurrection. 👍🏽#TryItInASmallTown 🤡

[Charles Carson @doxy_music]

Can we please call this the Cakke decision?!? 🙏🏽

[KSV @KSVesq]

Today will be extra fun because the same Court that said the Constitution prohibits private colleges from considering race as a factor in admissions is going to say that private bakeries can consider sexual orientation as a factor in who they make cakes for

[Kimberlé Crenshaw @sandylocks]

"The fight continues, but it must be waged differently—with more courage to confront our legacies head on... and to understand that colorblind rhetoric will do nothing to solve color-bound problems." https://t.co/3bR2mcM5Wm

[Charles Carson @doxy_music]

I am also concerned for (hear me out) lower/working-class *whites, who also lack the kinds of institutional support (read: LEGACY ADMITS) that wealthier whites have. Poorer whites are being duped into supporting an ideology that doesn't support them.

[Michael Harriot @michaelharriot]

Before you begin your thinkpiece, the Supreme Court DID NOT strike down Affirmative Action

Admission preferences for legacies, donors, employee families and special recommendations are still allowed

The Court struck down Affirmative Action For everyone except WHITE PEOPLE

[Public Citizen @Public_Citizen]

There’s alot of confusion on Twitter so let us be clear:

Supreme Court has struck down Biden’s student loan forgiveness program.

There were two student debt cases, and the court said plaintiffs in one had no standing.

But it held that Missouri did.

[Charles Carson @doxy_music]

But here's the thing: we (marginalized groups) are too smart. We refuse to be pitted against each other. I support my Asian students, colleagues, and friends and welcome their voices in this ongoing conversation.

[Charles Carson @doxy_music]

Fwiw it *is problematic that many of the convos involving the court’s #AffirmativeAction decision don’t discuss Asian students, but let’s be clear: this case was never about Asians. They tried with white men (Bakke), white women (Bollinger & Fisher), so they turned to Asians.

[Charles Carson @doxy_music]

My Asian students regularly lament the pressures of the "model minority" trope. They feel it from all sides: society, the institution, instructors, and family. Not speaking FOR them, just reporting from office hours. I fail to see how this decision helps them from that pov.

[Charles Carson @doxy_music]

Here’s a great starting point for the postmortem on the #AffirmativeAction decision.

[Jessica Burbank @JessicaLBurbank]

Okay, let’s get into it.

15% of white top decile students are admitted to Harvard, and 56% of black top decile performers are. This is not unfair.

If you’re outraged at Affirmative Action because of this, it’s likely a misunderstanding of the data/statistics.

I’ll explain.

[Charles Carson @doxy_music]

@GregAbbott_TX @GregAbbott_TX Can you explain to me how federal indictments work? Explain it to me like I am a child and you are a lawyer, former state supreme court justice, and someone who served as Texas attorney general for 13 years before becoming governor.

[AAUP-AFT at UT Austin @aaup_utAustin]

Here are our statements on the passage of Senate Bill 17, the anti-Diversity Equity & Inclusion bill, & Senate Bill 18, the tenure bill, by the Texas House & Senate. These bills, which we strongly opposed, were priorities for the Governor and have been sent up for his signature. 1/

#SB17 #SB18 #TxEd #TxLege

[AAUP-AFT at UT Austin @aaup_utAustin]

Take it from the Houston Chronicle, @DanPatrickTX. Sticking it to the libs isn’t worth it. Destroying tenure undermines liberal and conservative faculty alike. #SB18 #TxLege

https://t.co/OaDu8EQzay

[AAUP-AFT at UT Austin @aaup_utAustin]

“A state government that sees drag queens, tenured professors and diversity programs as threats — because alternative viewpoints are dangerous! — yet access to military-grade weaponry remains unfettered and shattered bodies from mass shootings pile up.”

[Texas Conference of the AAUP @TexasAaup]

👇👇👇NEW STATEMENT on #SB17: The Texas Conference of AAUP is deeply disappointed to see the conference committee version of #SB17 and urges the House and Senate to vote down this destructive bill. 🧵1/4

[Charles Carson @doxy_music]

I dunno seems like the not sneaky way is working just fine for them

[Charles Carson @doxy_music]

ANOTHER *must-read thread by my Twitter hero, @stephenniem

This kind of virtuosity with the medium is the *only reason I am still on this platform.