STORM2K

What a hoot:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/wcvb/10374199

ive thought the same thought many times.

It's about time!

That's a shock.

There have been such scholarships for a while.

One that I actually liked was a scholarship given specifically to white students, however it had a catch. You had to write about racial equality and show that you intended to devote your career to some field that would promote racial equality, or otherwise work for the greater good in terms of race.

Some people sort of dismissed it, but I saw what they were really getting at and thought it was brilliant.

tropicana wrote:It's about time!

Now all we need is Caucasian music awards.
Caucasian college reunion in Daytona.
CET Caucasian Entertainment Television.
The list goes on, and on.

CET Caucasian Entertainment Television.

(As Weird Al) "They see me mowin'...my front lawn
I know that they all think I am White and Nerdy
Think I'm just too White and Nerdy
Think I'm just too White and Nerdy
Don't ya see, I'm White and Nerdy
Look at me, I'm White and Nerdy..."

Yeah, I just had to do that. LOL!

Do you think those that are ticked about it have ever opened there mouths about how wrong the other race targeted scholarships are?

I personally think it's not a good idea for some races to get scholarships more easily than others. Either we have these types of scholarships for all races or we have none of these types of scholarships.

chadtm80 wrote:Do you think those that are ticked about it have ever opened there mouths about how wrong the other race targeted scholarships are?

Lets ask Jesse????

To be fair, I'm not aware of there ever having been money that could have gone to whites going specifically to blacks.

Federal financial assistance does not discriminate based on race, so there's no issue there.

As for private scholarships, it is money given specifically to help minority students. If it doesn't go to minorities, it doesn't go anywhere, so it's not like the minorities are taking scholarships away. A huge number of scholarships are given only to students from a specific city or county. That's no less discriminatory.

Regardless, the whole issue is silly to get worked up about. Only a very small percentage of scholarships list race as a requirement.

I am Asian and it does not bother me. Then again, why do we have race based scholarships to begin with?

Ptarmigan wrote: ...Then again, why do we have race based scholarships to begin with?

That is what I have wondered for a long time. Some would tell you it is because we need to make up for wrongs in the past. Sorry, that doesn't wash with me.

Regit wrote:To be fair, I'm not aware of there ever having been money that could have gone to whites going specifically to blacks.

Federal financial assistance does not discriminate based on race, so there's no issue there.

As for private scholarships, it is money given specifically to help minority students. If it doesn't go to minorities, it doesn't go anywhere, so it's not like the minorities are taking scholarships away. A huge number of scholarships are given only to students from a specific city or county. That's no less discriminatory.

Regardless, the whole issue is silly to get worked up about. Only a very small percentage of scholarships list race as a requirement.

i have to disagree. the fed govt regularly discriminates based on race, as does local govts

vbhoutex wrote:

Ptarmigan wrote: ...Then again, why do we have race based scholarships to begin with?

That is what I have wondered for a long time. Some would tell you it is because we need to make up for wrongs in the past. Sorry, that doesn't wash with me.

I think we're past that point of needing them as well. Scholarships should be given out based on scores and need, period, no matter what the race is.

Sort of reminds me of two dogs fighting over food scraps that fall on the floor.

rainstorm wrote:

Regit wrote:To be fair, I'm not aware of there ever having been money that could have gone to whites going specifically to blacks.

Federal financial assistance does not discriminate based on race, so there's no issue there.

As for private scholarships, it is money given specifically to help minority students. If it doesn't go to minorities, it doesn't go anywhere, so it's not like the minorities are taking scholarships away. A huge number of scholarships are given only to students from a specific city or county. That's no less discriminatory.

Regardless, the whole issue is silly to get worked up about. Only a very small percentage of scholarships list race as a requirement.

i have to disagree. the fed govt regularly discriminates based on race, as does local govts

Well that's up for debate, but we're talking about student aid here. A "free application for federal student aid" doesn't even ask about your race. Federal student aid is handed out based on financial need and nothing else.

Most private scholarships discriminate based on geography, and can really discriminate based on anything.