I'm with Sasaki. Although I don't condone it, reverse racism isn't anywhere near as bad a problem.
Middle class white boys being marginalised... :laugh4: I'm dying...
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I'm with Sasaki. Although I don't condone it, reverse racism isn't anywhere near as bad a problem.
Middle class white boys being marginalised... :laugh4: I'm dying...
How do they try to be white? Are you suggesting they have surgery to look white?Quote:
Originally Posted by bmolsson
There are surgery, magic potions, cremes etc etc. Some worse than others.... Some looks really weird when they come white like zombies....Quote:
Originally Posted by Byzantine Prince
http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/3...jackson150.jpgQuote:
Some looks really weird when they come white like zombies....
Like this?
It's kind of weird; people always want to be what they are not.
Crazed Rabbit
Hell YES there is a racial double standard!!!
It is socially acceptable to claim black pride or brown (latino) pride. But tell someone white pride and you're a bigot.
Here is the most obvious example of an INSTITIONALIZED double standard: it is called AFFIRMATIVE ACTION.
It is the most discrimanatory program ever created. Favoring someone based on the color of their skin?!?!!!! :furious3:
I'm done with this post. I am seriously pissed off just thinking about it.
However just by saying this you are condoning racism. The failure of Affirmative Action is just this attitude.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roark
Colleges give preferance to legacies, veterans, point guards and cellists so why not race?
The arguments for affirmitive action are:
1) A more diverse campus provides better education. This is why they give preferance to some students so they have people from all over the country if possible.
2) Standardized tests are biased against blacks. From my own observation this seems to be true. People who were smart in class didn't do as well as it seemed they should on the SAT.
Redleg, I'm not condoning any kind of racism, I just don't agree with spending time on this issue when there are so many bigger ones.
But then I'm already in a college so what do I care ~:)
By whatnot do you mean legacies, athletes and musicians?Quote:
Originally Posted by Gelatinous Cube
As someone who took the PLAN, the ACT, the PSAT, the PSAT/NMSQT, the SAT, the SAT again, 9 AP tests and 3 SAT II tests I do see it as an issue. Most colleges will not accept your application if you have not taken these tests. Some even have cutoffs.Quote:
As someone who never took the SAT, and is still working his way through Community College (to attend a proper college when I'm done here, paid for by yours truly, working 2 jobs), I fail to see that as an issue.
Working 2 jobs while in college would suck majorly, kudos to you.
Absolutely nothing wrong with getting an education in the way you are doing it - in fact your education will possibly have more meaning to future employeer's because you did it on your own while working - it actually shows more motivation for success - then someone who gets a full ride scholarship to any school other then one of the Ivy Leaque schools.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gelatinous Cube
I wish you success in your endeavor - its much the same way I did it - however I was lucky my community college was a four year college
Wow you're a fricking genius someone should give you a Nobel for keen insight and exemplary investigatory research...
Anyone here know who 'you' is? I'm curious now...Quote:
Originally Posted by Del Arroyo
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Originally Posted by Sasaki Kojiro
How exactly does 1 work? Let me see... If I have a black person in my class, and he asks questions of the teacher to clarify a point, he gets credit for helping to provide a better education? I ask a question and I'm just dumb whitey? But I will agree that I like meeting people from other areas. KSU is a huge Ag and cereal science school and I have met people from all over (including other countries) because of that. But why should it matter if one person is purple and the other one is green?
And maybe I throw the bull**** flag on #2? Some people just do not do well on tests. A friend of mine in high school, brilliant girl, wanted to go to an Ivy league school. Got a 1200 on the SAT. Yeah, I know that is pretty good, but she did not get in. Guess what color she was? (And I'll give you a hint, I live in Kansas.) I don't care what color they are if you are just a lousy test taker, you do poorly.
My mom worked for ACT (yes, the company that makes the ACT) and she helped out with the portion of the question development process the involves determining if questions are biased. The group was: 1 white female, 1 black male and female, 1 asian male and female, 1 latino male, 1 'Indian' female. Notice anything missing? Those damned tests ask the same questions of everyone. If you are just stupid or poorly educated, you are going to do poorly. But the tests must be examined to make sure they are not biased against anyone. Except white males don't get a voice.
Yes, I agree there are bigger concerns. But why is it that I hear about racism on the news?
Azi