hockeydentist said:
This is gonna turn Jerry Springer real quick!
I have a friend at Howard right now, and yes there are caucasians there. But what people don't realize is that not only African Americans, but other African students go to that school as well. There is a distenction between color and where there from, and not all black people are African American, there are people from somolia, the EUA and many other parts of the world. My friend likes to call Howard the melting pot of the world. If you ask me thats kind a neat!
Nice, maybe your friend and one of my best buddies from college know each other. He goes there too. We've had some lonnnnggggg discussions about this topic(over a few beers), and you know what, it's a lose/lose situation. He says, "Man, there's no way I feel like I should get in over you just because I'm black. The s****y thing about it is, even when I do get in to school, I don't want it to be because of my skin color, I want it to be because I earned it. But, I'll never know, I'll always be questioning."
We both agree that these stupid quotas schools have to meet minority requirements are just another contributing factor to continued racism in this country. THIS GOES FOR GENDER AS WELL.
If you want my opinion (which you probably don't), I think race and gender should be taken off of ALL applications. If we are really EQUAL, then why does it matter, and why should it be on any applications. Only what is pertinent to the work/school/etc. should be on an application. If a person is more qualified, whether they be male, female, black, white, WHATEVER, they should get the job (or acceptance, in our case). Eventually, people in this country who continue to be so vocal about the "racial problems" in this country will open there eyes to the REAL problems with race discrimination, I think they will be looking into a mirror.
Here's another interesting story for you to chew on for awhile.
2 months ago, I attended a MANDITORY company meeting for Cultural Diversity. This lady steps in front of the room and basically begins reaming the police depts., hospitals, and everyone not of a minority group as to how blind they are to horrific effects racism has in today's society. I felt horrible, like I had done something wrong and was very willing and attentive to the rest of her speech. I was ready to cure myself of my racist attitude...that I never thought I had. She spoke well, and was able to convince me that even though I didn't see it, I was really the root of the problem of the racial issues today. It was MY fault.
Then she handed out a sheet of paper with a table on it. This paper generalized ALL racial groups, their personality traits, etc. She then went on to describe how people of European background were better in the "working world" because of the growing seasons in ancient Europe and that we were "genetically programmed" to be more "cutthroat" than African Americans. She went on to describe how those with an African background were, and I quote, "lazier on the job" than whites because their growing season is all year long and as such, work is less of a priority to them (socializing with others was #1 by the way)!!! This went on as she covered every ethnic group (I think she had 6 or so).
I was outraged!!! To be made to feel so guilty, only to then be lumped into these generalizations was unreal. All of this coming from an African American woman with a PhD. Wow.
Now, you tell me, who is perpetuating racism in this country?
We are all equals, and as such, we should all adhere to the same standards, FOR EVERYTHING. Until that day comes, we will live in a racist country.