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SouthernN'Proud

SouthernN'Proud

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A student at the University of Oregon has filed a formal complaint with the U.S. Department of Education claiming that the university's practice of setting aside slots in several math and English classes for minority students is unfair and racist, according to the Oregon Daily Emerald.

University senior Melissa Hanks wants the DOE to investigate the classes' legality. She said it struck her as "sad" that nobody had filed a complaint before.

"It really shuts down that idea of diversity because it's not letting a group of people have a voice in a classroom setting just because of their skin color," she said.

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Been wondering for a long time when this would happen.

Like most things people get so bundled up about, racism only flows in one direction in America.
 
It's been happening all along, SnP. When I went to Cornell students were waiting listed while they filled their minority requirements. White students protested and so forth. Clearly, nothing was ever done about it. Institutionalized racism only flows one way, that's for certain.
 
chcr said:
It's been happening all along, SnP. When I went to Cornell students were waiting listed while they filled their minority requirements. White students protested and so forth. Clearly, nothing was ever done about it. Institutionalized racism only flows one way, that's for certain.
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:rolleyes:

What you see there isn't institutionalized racism. That's called government-required affirmative action. It's almost the same thing, but one is 'legal'.
 
Gato_Solo said:
:rolleyes:

What you see there isn't institutionalized racism. That's called government-required affirmative action. It's almost the same thing, but one is 'legal'.
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Point in your favor.
 
Gato_Solo said:
:rolleyes:

What you see there isn't institutionalized racism. That's called government-required affirmative action. It's almost the same thing, but one is 'legal'.
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Isnt institutionalised racism and government required Affirmative action the same thing exactly just differently worded? After all they both to some level have discrimination which in and of itself should be abolished
 
freako104 said:
Isnt institutionalised racism and government required Affirmative action the same thing exactly just differently worded? After all they both to some level have discrimination which in and of itself should be abolished
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Nope. Sorry. Now go to the back of the class. Institutionalized racism is private, thus, it's illegal. Affirmative Action is from the government, so it's actually a good thing. At least that's what my liberal friends tell me...
 
So...

What private citizens do is wrong
and when the government does it
it is right Hmm thanks I was confused.

Well I think people will continue to do what they want
regardless...
 
Gato_Solo said:
Nope. Sorry. Now go to the back of the class. Institutionalized racism is private, thus, it's illegal. Affirmative Action is from the government, so it's actually a good thing. At least that's what my liberal friends tell me...
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So it's wrong to exclude someone from something based on their race, but it's OK to exclude someone from something because of their race.



I think we all know precisely what the difference is, and since no one else has the balls to say it, I will. What we really mean here, is that it's horrible to exclude a black, Hispanic, Asian, female, homosexual, bisexual, albino, left-handed, overweight, anorexic, HIV positive, pedophillic, Polynesian, and/or Arabic person from something. But it's OK to excluide a white male from something.

There. Now it's been said. Carry on with your day.
 
SouthernN'Proud said:
So it's wrong to exclude someone from something based on their race, but it's OK to exclude someone from something because of their race.
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*DING DING DING*


We have a winner.


Bob, tell him what he's won...
 
Slightly on the topic...

I was talking about this the other day. If a person of Hispanic origin wears a shirt that announces his pride for his race (ex. those "Brown Pride" shirts) no one says anything. If a white person wore a shirt with something similar printed on it, he is automatically a racist and gets in trouble with management, law, or whomever for wearing the shirt. If a minority makes a derogatory statement about "the white man" it considered normal. A white person makes a derogatory statement about a minority, all the sudden it's a huge hate crime and considered a racist statement.

I am not a racist; I just am not a fan of the one way street. Personally I don't think anyone has the right to make a derogatory statement against anyone else.
 
SouthernN'Proud said:
So it's wrong to exclude someone from something based on their race, but it's OK to exclude someone from something because of their race.
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I didn't make the rules. I just parrot them to keep the liberal masses down.

SnP said:
I think we all know precisely what the difference is, and since no one else has the balls to say it, I will. What we really mean here, is that it's horrible to exclude a black, Hispanic, Asian, female, homosexual, bisexual, albino, left-handed, overweight, anorexic, HIV positive, pedophillic, Polynesian, and/or Arabic person from something. But it's OK to excluide a white male from something.
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Depends on whether the government sponsors it, or not. ;)

SnP said:
There. Now it's been said. Carry on with your day.
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So...does that mean that you're not going to participate anymore? :mope:
 
Re: Slightly on the topic...

PrincessLissa said:
Personally I don't think anyone has the right to make a derogatory statement against anyone else.
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You were right on track until here. Everyone has the right (and should have the right) to make any statement they wish about anyone. If the statement is untrue, there may be consequences for libel or slander, but nobody should be shut up for having an opinion.
 
Opinions are a wonderful thing, but there are some people who just drag "freedom of speech" and everything it's supposed to be for straight through the mud.
 
Gonz said:
True, yet we must suffer their speech in order to protect our own.
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A simple common courtesy class would be nice for some people though....I've heard people say out loud directly to other people things that I would :brush: with liquid soap before even thinking
 
The right to say those things is what seperates us. Jusy because someone hasn't the manners to be polite should not limit our ability to stop the PC police.
 
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