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Originally posted by Honeykiss1974
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Minority based sholarships are not just HANDED OUT or FORCED upon someone or any one minority. Those recipients have either met or exceeded the qualifications just as the other applicants have. Those individuals have probably worked just as hard and long as anyone else.
I totally disagree with this. The fact that you used "probably" in your sentence indicates you don't fully believe it either.
Once again, you are talking about one scholarship out of how many????????
Does the number one change the meaning somehow? Does one person who was killed for a stupid cause make them nothing to look at? And the fact is that it's not just one. I don't make a claim that you can be an idiot and get into Harvard if you're simply black, but I can easily say that if you're black it will help you get in...meaning that if your stats are less than others who are not in the minority, you can still get in.
Why is there a belief that those applicants that accept this scholarships are lazy, dumb bums picked up off the streets?? 
Nobody claims they are lazy or dumb, but everyone knows that the standards are lower if you're not in the "majority". I remember reading somewhere that there are whites who can get into black colleges easier lately. They may not be worth any less than the blacks, but certainly their stats can be lower and the school's adcomm will look the other way when they wouldn't for someone in the majority.
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So I guess there are no companies that have glass ceilings for minorities  ? Just because someone is a minority in a high position DOES NOT mean that it the only reason why they have that position. Nevermind the fact that this person has EXCELLENT credentials, come with EXCELLENT references or they are usually the one to stay late and arrive early. They obvisouly must be some lazy bum off the streets hired to fill a quota...YEAH RIGHT!
Maybe instead of criticizing the employee, how about asking the company why DID IT TAKE FEDERAL LEGISLATION FOR THEM TO HIRE SOMEONE THAT WAS A MINORITY?
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Once again, don't assume everyone thinks that hired minorities are lazy bums to everyone else. But know that they came in the easier way that was not open to someone who was not a minority.
My problem with affirmative action is this. The claim that people who are minorities deal with poverty and it is harder for them to get into college, is wrong to me. Immigrants to this country often have to deal with even poorer conditions but if they don't fit into the minority, well screw them. Also, the concept of using racial categories comes in again. There are groups within whites who are underrepresented, yet because they've been clumped together in the category of "white", they are considered part of the majority.
I would rather have it that a school or job looks at the obstacles that you've overcome. If you're from the boondocks and walked 4 hours to school every day and had no money, then I think you should get a lot more consideration. But what's the point of taking a black person who has a high income all because they are black? Then it becomes an issue of diversity. The school wants to provide the students with some interaction that allows that homogeneity to go away. But even this isn't accomplished. Seriously when you get to a lot of campuses, you see the different crowds because the saying birds of a feather, flock together still holds. Then the reason for affirmative action might be based on the birds of a feather saying. If you are a minority, you feel uncomfortable. There are no if's and but's about that. So perhaps seeing that there are a lot of people like you on a campus will attract you to that campus.
- Rudey
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