Apparently You Are Not Racist If You Are Not White

[duane1969]

So I guess by this statement you are okay with anyone, white, asian, european, etc applying to recieve this funding? Interesting concept. Find a funding source and apply regardless of whether or not the funding is meant for you. If they turn you down, just call it racism. That makes perfect sense.

If they were a former recipient based on the previously accepted criteria, yes.

Federal laws says that you can not exclude someone from access to services or goods that are provided by Federal funding based on race, creed, religion, or gender. The Federal funding is specifically designated to provide these services to the Cherokee descendants and the slave descendants. Excluding the slave descendants because they are not blood-Cherokee is wrong and IMO it is illegal as well as justification to stop all Federal funding.

If the government gave $1 million to my scholarship fund and then I changed the criteria for a scholarship to "white only" you can bet that the Federal funding would be yanked and yanked fast. The same concept applies here. Either stop the racism or stop the funding.

[mrveggieman]

so, like every other injustice I have ever mentioned, this is ok and there is a reason. There isn't a white college fund because it would never be allowed. It would be deemed racist. And I'm sorry, the idea of it being harder for minorities to get into college went away decades ago. Admission is easier (lower test scores are allowed for minorities, points are added on top of admissions testing if you are a minority, etc) for minorities and money is much easier to get. I graduated high school almost 15 years ago. Of the stack of scholarships readily available to my high school, only 33% could I apply for as a white male. The other 2/3 were for females and various minorities.
I have no issue with BET. There is a difference in entertainment and the allocation of money. My issue with things like miss black america is exactly what this thread is about. There isn't a miss white america because it would never be allowed. there would be outcry from everyone and you know it. If we want to be a country who does away with racism, we need to stop promoting one group over another and defining them only be race. How does miss black america help anything?

Traditionally women of color blacks, latinas, indian, etc have not been viewed by the mainstream media as being as beautiful as their blond hair blue eyed counterparts. I'm not saying that it's right or that I agree but you and i both know that has been going on. Having a miss black america pagent has nothing to do with racism but it is designed to showcase the beauty of women of color. Also you must have never been to an inner city before becasue if you have you would have never made that comment about how college admission is easier. See how easy it is to get into college if you have to go to inferior second class schools all your life.

[ensbergcollector]

Traditionally women of color blacks, latinas, indian, etc have not been viewed by the mainstream media as being as beautiful as their blond hair blue eyed counterparts. I'm not saying that it's right or that I agree but you and i both know that has been going on. Having a miss black america pagent has nothing to do with racism but it is designed to showcase the beauty of women of color. Also you must have never been to an inner city before becasue if you have you would have never made that comment about how college admission is easier. See how easy it is to get into college if you have to go to inferior second class schools all your life.

i have spent plenty of time in the inner city. I agree with you about inferior schools but that is an issue to address at the high school and below range. It is not a justification to make both college and college financial aid emore available to minorities.

[mrveggieman]

i have spent plenty of time in the inner city. I agree with you about inferior schools but that is an issue to address at the high school and below range. It is not a justification to make both college and college financial aid emore available to minorities.

College is no more accessible to minorities compared to whites. Historically black colleges aside go to any college campus in america and tell me who the majority of the students are.

[Star_Cards]

College is no more accessible to minorities compared to whites. Historically black colleges aside go to any college campus in america and tell me who the majority of the students are.

whites are the majority of this countries population so seeing more whites in any place is hardly a justification for saying it's easier for whites to be there.

[mrveggieman]

whites are the majority of this countries population so seeing more whites in any place is hardly a justification for saying it's easier for whites to be there.

I'm not saying that it's a walk in the park to get into college for anyone unless your daddy is a rich alumni or you have a wicked jumpshot but I am saying that if you have to deal with a second rate educational system you already have 1 strike against you when it comes to getting into college.

[duane1969]

College is no more accessible to minorities compared to whites. Historically black colleges aside go to any college campus in america and tell me who the majority of the students are.

Minority populations in public colleges and universities generally mimic those of the general population. If 10% of the community is a minority then it makes sense that only 10% of the local college would be that minority group. Because there are less blacks, latinos or asians does not mean it is harder for them to get in.

[ensbergcollector]

College is no more accessible to minorities compared to whites. Historically black colleges aside go to any college campus in america and tell me who the majority of the students are.

how do you figure? if admission requirements are lower and financial aid is easier to come by, that, by definition, means it is more accessible to minorities.

[mrveggieman]

how do you figure? if admission requirements are lower and financial aid is easier to come by, that, by definition, means it is more accessible to minorities.

That may be true on paper but is not reality...

[Star_Cards]

I'm not saying that it's a walk in the park to get into college for anyone unless your daddy is a rich alumni or you have a wicked jumpshot but I am saying that if you have to deal with a second rate educational system you already have 1 strike against you when it comes to getting into college.

I hear you on that front. Just don't agree with your statement that it's easier for whites to get into college because there are more whites on college campuses.