Oh, Louse, you poor, uneducated fool. I cite data, and you cite an anecdote. I'm not sure you're prepared for discourse at this level.
Now, a few thoughts:
-The article's headline is somewhat misleading. By English, they mean the discipline, not the language. An important and notable distinction.
-As a discipline, English has, most assuredly, has been dominated by white authors and white scholars who, like any of us, must ultimately confront the limitations of our ability to be objective. I only mention this because the impulse to incorporate and elevate diverse perspectives into an academic community that has, historically, be homogenous, isn't without merit. It's rooted in a fair-minded pursuit for more robust scholarship. That being said, the department's actions have been widely criticized - by other liberal institutions - as a well-intentioned, but ultimately counter-productive overcorrection. In my opinion, it's the height of idiocy.
-You fail to cite any of the critiques by these liberal institutions.
-You fail at a lot of things...
Continue the bender. See you next time.