> I don’t think an encyclopaedia should cater to racist views of its readers over factual information
Uh, nobody thinks this. I'm sensing an straw man argument fast incoming..
> So it seems unreasonable to stretch the truth to diversify or narrow down the number of people you mention
It's entirely unclear where you see the truth being stretched? Factually recognizing important contributions by people from under-represented backgrounds is doing the exact opposite of narrowing the "number of people you mention". It's literally mentioning more people who contributed to a certain effort or field of study.
> Uh, nobody thinks this. I'm sensing an straw man argument fast incoming..
Of course they do. That's what they say:
> The way I understand the program of decolonizing mathematics is to follow two principles:
> first, to recognize the contributions of people with diverse backgrounds, in order to offer more protagonists who can inspire and with whom more people can identify
> second, to provide examples and motivations that are relatable to under-represented backgrounds and identities, in order to reach and be more immediately helpful to more people
They imply that people will more readily identify and congregate with people of their own racial and ethnic background. That may be true, that doesn't make it any less racist.
> It's entirely unclear where you see the truth being stretched? Factually recognizing important contributions by people from under-represented backgrounds is doing the exact opposite of narrowing the "number of people you mention".
If you factually recognize important contributions, you don't have to make any efforts or care about the raised issue.
> It's literally mentioning more people who contributed to a certain effort or field of study.
Uh, nobody thinks this. I'm sensing an straw man argument fast incoming..
> So it seems unreasonable to stretch the truth to diversify or narrow down the number of people you mention
It's entirely unclear where you see the truth being stretched? Factually recognizing important contributions by people from under-represented backgrounds is doing the exact opposite of narrowing the "number of people you mention". It's literally mentioning more people who contributed to a certain effort or field of study.