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Originally posted by ASUADPi
Not everything in the world is about race, but when people start to bring the race card into the picture, it suddenly becomes this huge issue.
And if we wanna pull the race card, how about the fact that some of the Law Schools applications I've received actually tell me that they will use "race" (especially people who are of Hispanic descent) as a "factor" in determing acceptance. So in reality someone with a worse gpa and LSAT score could beat me into law school because their Hispanic (or a minority). (And yes this actually was stated in a law school application, it was from a school in Texas, SMU I believe. I was actually shocked when I read it. IMPO, law school's shouldn't be using race as a determining factor in admissions or not. They should be strictly looking at gpa, lsat scores, letters of rec and personal statement).
Sorry for the mini hijack but if we are going to be arguing about the 'race card'. We should be questioning it over things such as acceptance into grad school and whatnot, not over the outcome of a tv show.
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That is just an example of how race does play a role in most things in our society. You're right! A Latina or Black person could get into school with a lower GPA, lower LSAT scores, etc than you have- because that is the least this society can do to make up for the fact that we attend the worst schools, live in the worst neighborhoods, and are not granted the same opportunities as most. If you disagree that many minorities are born into a disadvantaged position by the mere fact that their skin is darker, you are sadly mistaken. It doesnt surprise me that many of you feel this way... many of my white peers have the same attitude. I dont necessarily fault you because you havent been exposed to it. But to continue to remain ignorant after people who have EXPERIENCED this try to explain it to you is unacceptable.
We digress. The main discussion here is whether or not Nicole deserved to win. Black or white, I felt that Nicole was subpar. I PERSONALLY feel that producers felt compelled to choose a white winner so that they could keep a broad spectrum of viewers. I dont need evidence from UPN to know... its mad simple. We ALL know that producers manipulate the dynamics of a show to increase the amount of people watching. Look at Making of the Band, and how Denosh apparently was a "mole" placed on the show to create drama... and create drama she did. This is a similar situation, and the same situation that was going on with American Idol. In order to keep both white and black viewers, and to not have it become a "black" or "white" show, they have to switch it up. Plain and simple.