@mjbrune: it's a touchback. The opposing team (the team that threw the ball that got intercepted) caused the ball the go behind the intercepting team's goal line. As long as the ball doesn't recross the goal line, if the ball goes dead while still in the possession of the intercepting team, it will be a touchback. If the intercepting player crosses the goal line and doubles back into the endzone on their own volition only to get tackled in the endzone, then it would be a safety, because it would now be their own actions that caused the ball to cross their goal line.
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I guess my comment wasn't gentle enough to avoid deletion, so I'll try again.
Deciding that we need to pay *more* attention to what race, gender, or orientation people are is regressive and counterproductive, only serving to further separate everyone into labels and groups. I kind of hate it and wish we would stop.
By the way, introducing a guest column specifically geared towards bringing multiple viewpoints to the site and then proceeding to delete comments that voice opposing viewpoints is pretty crappy.
Respectfully, that's complete nonsense. Not paying attention to race, gender, or orientation is what got us into this situation of homogeneous representation in the first place. Those of us in minority groups don't have the luxury of not paying attention to it.
Piggybacking on what was said here: just yesterday the Supreme Court upheld the University of Texas' admission process which took race into consideration as lawful under the Equal Protection Clause. The case states that the University of Texas had previously used a race-neutral admissions process, but upon further study found that this method "did not reach its goal of providing the educational benefits of diversity to its undergraduate students."
It really brings up two points:
Diversity is educational. Rather than homogenizing the experiences of people around us, diversity brings perspectives and ideas that otherwise would be sidelined to the forefront.
Not paying attention to marginalized identities does not work if the goal is diversity. Not paying attention simply leads to a homogenized experience tailored to those already represented.
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