"Reverse" racism

[Gorgo]

We have an advantage because we're white. There is no level playing field. It's not about fault. It's about understanding that you are standing on your privlege saying that you can't see it.

[bishop]

so you're saying now that there is no special whites only college scholarship fund?

but there is a blacks only college scholarship fund...

i guess you support institutionalized racism so long as it benefits minorities, eh?

[Gorgo]

I support some attempt at leveling the playing field. That hasn't happened yet.

[Suburbanite]

Quote by: bishop heh.. and here i was thinking you were being serious... i'm not responsible for the actions of the past, nor are any of my relatives. and, i have no pity for them, especially now that they have their special race-specific programs while i, as a white heterosexual, get no special kudos other than reminders that white heterosexuals of the past are the bad guys..

This shows me how much of a victim you've become to the NAACP and similar groups with those objectives. You've glamorized minority and subordinate status. You actually want to have a United White College Fund?! I'm glad I don't have one or need one! It is remarkable!!
As for that heterosexual comment, homosexuals have a long way to go before they are on-par wit Blacks. They are unquestionably the most horribly treated group of people in the United States currently and their battle is failing.

[bishop]

no, i never advocated creating a whites-only college fund. an americans only fund would be nice, but that's off-topic.

i mentioned it simply to highlight the hypocrisy of "equality" that having a blacks only college fund promotes.

personally, i think the "multiculturalist" agenda has been counterproductive in bringing the races together - because the way they do it is to literally force it on people. usually you get more flies with honey..

[Gorgo]

What has been forced on you?

[bishop]

i was required to complete several multicultural courses when i was an undergrad.

at my last job, my attendance in multicultural focums (gay pride month, hispanic month, african-american month, etc.) was included as a part of my overall annual performance review.

[Gorgo]

What was forced on you? The job?

[bishop]

i misspelled forum (typed focum instead). attending multicultural forums was tied to my performance review.

i.e. if i didn't participate, my review would've been negatively affected. if my performance rating was downgraded, my bonus and raise would've been downgraded as well.

wasn't directly forced, but it was de facto. if i would've abstained on principle, my compensation would've been hurt. that, my friend, is bullfuckinshit.

[Zeebadee]

Quote by: Gorgo Do you condemn people who go to church? They're going to church to proclaim their superiority (going to heaven) over the rest of us (going to hell).

What an incredibly stupid statement! You write posts condemning the "no level playing field" caused by the prejudices of one race of people against another, then you proceed to denigrate an entire group of people for nothing more than an unfounded opinion that you have absolutely no chance whatsoever of backing up with anything other than your own prejudices!

[nykoelle]

What I was getting at is the special rights issue.

For example, to my knowledge, and I could be wrong, there's a Miss Black America, yet not a Miss White America. At my school, there's a black student union, for black students to gather and socialize, but not a white student union, as that would be racist. I know this happens in more than one occasion. There were complaints that friends wasn't diverse enough, yet there's shows with not a single white person, and nothing is said or done.

See where I'm coming from? Now, my question is: is this justified? Is it allowable and supported that beacsue there are more white folk, we shouldn't have our own cultural organizations similar to those of the miniorites?

[mr.perfecto]

Why don't you start one?

[tman_ndsu08]

Quote by: nykoelle What I was getting at is the special rights issue. For example, to my knowledge, and I could be wrong, there's a Miss Black America, yet not a Miss White America. At my school, there's a black student union, for black students to gather and socialize, but not a white student union, as that would be racist. I know this happens in more than one occasion. There were complaints that friends wasn't diverse enough, yet there's shows with not a single white person, and nothing is said or done. See where I'm coming from? Now, my question is: is this justified? Is it allowable and supported that beacsue there are more white folk, we shouldn't have our own cultural organizations similar to those of the miniorites?

But why would you want to? The point of having those "black" gathering centers is that there are so few black people.

[bishop]

that isn't necessarily true. i know that in both schools i attended as an undergrad, univ. of pittsburgh and montclair state univ. - there were lots of blacks on campus. they didn't have any trouble finding "their own".

[Gorgo]

I don't know the reason for Miss America, much less the reason for Miss Black America. However, to hear a white person cry because black people have such things is a little ridiculous. There are many all white organizations (even all white towns) all over the place. As I've said before, our town has a club which requires one to pledge an oath to god and country. They don't advertise the fact that they are all white, but they are all white. If you're an atheist or a person of color, forget it.

[castille]

White people can never be discriminated against, because they are the majority. You can't discriminate against the majority, especially considering the majority of politicians in the West are white.