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2023-08-25 16:12:30 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 8A1397ABF159CC2AA37ED7CFDB1A572BBBBDC56E0F9712F8C6A19F874E7443FB
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Clarke has repeatedly noted, including during her confirmation, and has maintained all the way back to 1994, that these are not her views and were presented satirically to highlight the racist absurdities of the book The Bell Curve. https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1994/11/9/bsa-clarifies-bell-curve-position-pthe/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/04/14/biden-civil-rights-chief-nominee-kristen-clarke-faces-confirmation-hearing/7204361002/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/04/15/story-behind-viral-clip-gop-senator-asking-whether-kristen-clarke-believed-african-americans-are-genetically-superior/ https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/03/the-smear-campaign-against-bidens-civil-rights-nominee.html
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