• Melkath@kbin.social
    524·
    11 months ago

    Ya, I don’t understand the point here.

    Is the context asking if jr high/high school language classes for languages that use Arabic Numerals should be banned?

    Or is the context asking if grade school students should be taught all the different numerals of the world?

    Or is the context asking if just English/Roman/Arabic numerals should be taught?

    etc.

    All of these questions have different answers…

    • lugal@sopuli.xyz
      201·
      11 months ago

      For context: Arabic numbers are the “normal” numbers you use every day in contrast to the Roman numerals for example

        • bouh@lemmy.world
          3·
          11 months ago

          You see, that’s why it should be tought. Because even you who have some culture don’t understand the question.

          Seriously though, why would you want children to not learn something at school? That’s some next level weaponized ignorance there.

    • WarmSoda@lemm.ee
      171·
      11 months ago

      It’s pointing out how many people will ignorantly hate something just because of it’s name.

      • Melkath@kbin.social
        312·
        11 months ago

        That might be the narrative its going for, but I don’t think its a good example.

        Pointing out that people are dumb (like me) and that they dont know that English speaking countries use Non-Eastern Arabic Numerals, that might be something.

        Calling that racism is just lazy and misleading.

        • WarmSoda@lemm.ee
          8·
          11 months ago

          Pointing out that people are dumb (like me) and that they dont know that English speaking countries use Arabic Numerals, that might be something.

          There you go. You finally got it. Yay.
          It’s Also pointing out the fear of middle easterns