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Originally Posted by little_tippler
Also, perversely, this can be interpreted as something akin to circus freaks- there he is, the black guy on display, a novelty or an object in a zoo to be stared at, poked at, asked to "perform tricks".
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I think that's the point. Mr. Oliver intentionally put himself on display, very much as a sideshow oddity, to illustrate the need for diversity in Corvallis.
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Originally Posted by little_tippler
It's like a sociological experiment designed to provoke a reaction...but I'm not entirely sure of its value.
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I think that's exactly right, LT. It's very much a sociological experiment designed to provoke a reaction. The value? That waits to be seen. At the very least it drew attention.