Student starts United White Persons College Fund - Page 2

JohnT · February 26, 2003, 00:08

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Originally posted by GePap
The United Negro College Fund is not stupid at all: Minorities are poorer on average than white, period. Besides, this fund was set upo decades ago when discrimination was extremely real and damaging.

I have no problem with this kid starting this up: I also know it will never be more then a token thing set up as part fo a misplaced protest from someone who need to get a clue.

My position exactly.

Kontiki · February 26, 2003, 00:37

I agree with GePap as well. Nothing wrong with setting up such a fund, but don't slam the UNCF.

It amazes me that people actually think that:

1) you can just proclaim "there's no more discrimination" and POOF! magically it's true, and
2) even if there was no discrimination today, there wasn't an enormous amount of damage done within a generation of the people now attending college.

Shi Huangdi · February 26, 2003, 01:07

"I would love for someone to set up a Poor People's college fund. That is not what this kid did, now is it? "

The difference is i think what the kid is starting now is mainly meant as a joke...

DaShi · February 26, 2003, 11:59

Minimum GPA to get into medical school, if you are white: 3.4.

Minimum GPA to get into medical school, if you are black: 2.6.

MRT144 · February 26, 2003, 12:05

it reminds me of when a school changed the mascot to "the fighting whiteys"

Japher · February 26, 2003, 12:22

I was denied college funding because;

a) I am white
b) I am hispanic
c) I am asian
d) I am black

Tell me which one you have heard the most.

I was denied college funding. Why? Because I am white? Actually, it was because my parents are rich, but didn't think it would teach me any responsibility to pay for my education. If I wanted it I would have to get myself. Funny how my sisters didn't have to learn any responsibility, the just had to get a Mrs. degree.

Anywhoo, that's where scholarships come in to play. Yet, even a majority of those are reserved for minorities.

I say more power to this guy. He is actually taking a stance against something he believes in, instead of ranting about it on some message board.

Q Classic · February 26, 2003, 15:41

Not so much college funding, but i've heard a few of my friends being denied admission to uc-berkeley because they are a)not in california, and b)asian.

Dis · February 26, 2003, 15:43

I would supporth the united negro college fund if they gave out money regardless of race.

But I'm sure if I applied they would turn be down based on race.

Japher · February 26, 2003, 15:44

Good point Dissident.

chequita guevara · February 26, 2003, 16:13

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Originally posted by Japher
Anywhoo, that's where scholarships come in to play. Yet, even a majority of those are reserved for minorities.

Yes, the poor put upon white male.

After all, we are only the segment of society that controls the government, runs almost all business, are the most represented in academia, least likely to be unemplyed. Man, it sure sucks to be a white man in the US.

Most scholarships (if you take state and federal money out of the equations--which is income based) are based not on race or gender or ethnicity (and in the US, most ethnic scholarships are for whites, BTW). This is the thinking of lazy people who don't apply themselves to looking for scholoarships. Almost every union offers scholarships. Many companies offer scholarships. There are schoarships for specific programs of study, for specific schools, for being let-handed, from being decended from a particular family, from being from a particular town, etc.

Most of these don't get awarded . . . because no one applied for them. If you don't have money for school, you just aren't looking hard enough. I'm not saying it's easy, because my financial troubles with school caused me all sorts of problems. But it wasn't cuz I'm white.

Dis · February 26, 2003, 16:16

Che not all white people control the goverment.

What is amazing is you think that all white people are rich or something.

There is a reason I do not have a degree. because I could not afford to go to college. I still can't. And I could not get a scholarship. I had no choice but to live on my own at age 18.

chequita guevara · February 26, 2003, 16:22

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Originally posted by Dissident
Che not all white people control the goverment.

What is amazing is you think that all white people are rich or something.

Never said we are. I'm certainly not rich. But the idea that we are oppressed because we are white males is laughable, since almost every aspect of society is controled and run by white males.

As for school, I'm sorry man. You shoulda tried harder. I was homeless twice while going to school. I scrounged every scholarship and loan I could get. I lived in the shittiest, worst neighborhoods in Chicago, where my physical safety was at risk just walking through them. I lost so much weight once I was skeletal.

Man I miss school.

Dis · February 26, 2003, 16:26

well I agree. I am not oppressed. Never have been. But that doesn't mean we don't face obstacles financially.

I probably could have tried harder for school. But I would have had to make sacrifices I wasn't prepared to make (no vehicle etc.) I feel I do have a college level education because of other endeavors I have done. But I don't have a piece of paper to show that.

Arrian · February 26, 2003, 16:44

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Personally, I think merit scholarships should be available to anyone with high enough qualifications who doesn't have the economic means to go to college on their own.

Yet again I agree 100% with MtG. Though I suspect we might disagree about where the money to fund such scholarships should come from.

-Arrian

Solly · February 27, 2003, 08:30

Fair play to this guy. Equality

Che and Snapcase's posts are pathetic.

Bugs ****ing Bunny · February 27, 2003, 16:37

I would like it to be known that from now on my racial origin is to be known as "Pink". I am not "white".

"White" has been hijacked by wheedling whining wimps with victim complexes. They're crap. I'm pink and proud.

Japher · February 27, 2003, 16:56

This article pretty much sums it up for me:

Bake Sale

Bugs ****ing Bunny · February 27, 2003, 17:02

The best thing about this stance is that I get to found the Pink Panthers.

FrustratedPoet · February 27, 2003, 17:41

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Originally posted by Lazarus and the Gimp
The best thing about this stance is that I get to found the Pink Panthers.

Did it take you half an hour to think of that, or were you just storing it up for us?

Bugs ****ing Bunny · February 27, 2003, 18:18

It just popped into my head at 9.02. Sometimes you've got to let things take their time.

molly bloom · February 27, 2003, 19:56

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Originally posted by Boddington's
Fair play to this guy. Equality

Che and Snapcase's posts are pathetic.

Ahh, that's more like it. The kind of searching, Chomskian analysis of someone else's post that we have come to expect from the successor to Davd Hume.

Next up: logical postivism- Why it's sh!te, by Bodds.

Followed by Picasso- my nephew could do better than that.