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ckramer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-21-06 09:21 AM Original message |
BU group offers white scholarship |
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Viva_La_Revolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-21-06 09:23 AM Response to Original message |
1. cause those white people never get a fair break |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-21-06 09:25 AM Response to Original message |
2. seig heil BU! |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-21-06 11:31 AM Response to Reply #2 |
19. Boston University probably has very little official control. |
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demnan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-21-06 09:27 AM Response to Original message |
3. I hope a pale-skinned black person applies, saying |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-21-06 09:51 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. ROFL! |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-21-06 10:22 AM Response to Reply #3 |
13. I thought of that, too. |
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BlueManDude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-21-06 09:37 AM Response to Original message |
4. who cares, ignore, they just want attention. |
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Hosnon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-21-06 09:43 AM Response to Original message |
5. I see nothing wrong with this. nt |
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Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-21-06 11:47 AM Response to Reply #5 |
24. So I take it you oppose Affirmative Action as well? |
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Hosnon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-21-06 11:49 AM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Nope...I generally support affirmative action. |
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EnviroBat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-21-06 09:44 AM Response to Original message |
6. Maybe someone could explain this then. |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-21-06 10:00 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. A calm, intelligent discussion on this subject |
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EnviroBat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-21-06 11:40 AM Response to Reply #8 |
22. Please to clarify... |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-21-06 02:04 PM Response to Reply #22 |
30. I'm saying you will be labeled |
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EnviroBat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-22-06 04:11 PM Response to Reply #30 |
47. Thanks... |
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MikeNearMcChord (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-21-06 10:04 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. If a private group wants to offer scholarships to white students |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-21-06 10:14 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. The student's economic status is not a qualifying factor |
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jayctravis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-22-06 05:53 PM Response to Reply #11 |
48. They did it to make a point, and it's actually valid. |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-23-06 11:26 PM Response to Reply #48 |
60. What do you know about the history of the UNCF? |
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EnviroBat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-21-06 11:36 AM Response to Reply #9 |
20. Thank you for saying that, but now it appears that I'm a "racist bigot"... |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-21-06 10:05 AM Response to Reply #6 |
10. The past discrimination against the black race |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-21-06 10:29 AM Response to Reply #6 |
14. If all things were completely equal, then I would understand. |
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Tansy_Gold (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-21-06 11:07 AM Response to Reply #14 |
18. "Institutionalized" bigotry |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-21-06 01:09 PM Response to Reply #18 |
27. Great point. |
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Lance_Boyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-21-06 11:45 AM Response to Reply #14 |
23. one important untruth in your statement |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-21-06 01:08 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. It depends on the major and the grad school. |
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Lance_Boyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-21-06 01:56 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. I did not delve into program-specific numbers, but |
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Tansy_Gold (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-21-06 02:21 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. Yes, there are more women in college and getting |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-22-06 08:15 PM Response to Reply #31 |
51. Should this surprise? |
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Tansy_Gold (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-23-06 12:13 PM Response to Reply #51 |
57. Why women don't make careers in their field of training |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-21-06 05:34 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. Why not? |
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DerBeppo (452 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-22-06 07:05 PM Response to Reply #26 |
49. same for average income as well. nt. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-22-06 08:05 PM Response to Reply #26 |
50. three out of five college students are women. |
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jamesinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-22-06 10:11 AM Response to Reply #6 |
46. There is a difference, not a double standard. |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-22-06 10:18 PM Response to Reply #6 |
53. No, it's not a double standard. |
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NaturalHigh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-23-06 11:05 PM Response to Reply #6 |
58. There is no difference. |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-23-06 11:22 PM Response to Reply #6 |
59. Do you know what the United Negro College Fund is and how its scholarship |
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Redbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-21-06 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
12. MInority scholarships exist to remedy past (and present) discrimination. |
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sniffa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-21-06 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
15. FINALLY!! |
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SlavesandBulldozers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-23-06 11:20 AM Response to Reply #15 |
56. that's what I was thinking too. |
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Jim__ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-21-06 10:38 AM Response to Original message |
16. the "worst form of bigotry confronting America today," |
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mainegreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-21-06 10:56 AM Response to Original message |
17. These kids bring up a valid point, and based on the $ amount it's clearly a protest. |
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stepnw1f (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-21-06 06:45 PM Response to Reply #17 |
38. What's Valid is Their Ignorance of What Affirmative Action Is |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-23-06 11:29 PM Response to Reply #17 |
61. What role does the UNCF play in America's "entire educational funding formula"? |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-21-06 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
21. CARS? They ought to offer sub-grants named AUDI, BMW, LEXUS, and PORSCHE |
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fleabert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-21-06 02:27 PM Response to Reply #21 |
32. that's funny :-) |
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qwlauren35 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-21-06 02:00 PM Response to Original message |
29. Actually, I can live with this. |
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OKthatsIT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-21-06 05:39 PM Response to Original message |
34. $250 Scholarship? That's just dumb. |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-21-06 09:36 PM Response to Reply #34 |
39. That was my reaction. That doesn't even buy books for a semester. |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-21-06 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
35. Affirmative Action is meant to offset repressed or stunted merit |
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stepnw1f (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-21-06 06:42 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. There Ya Go again with Those Inconvenient Facts |
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stepnw1f (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-21-06 06:41 PM Response to Original message |
36. This is to DO What? |
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CRK7376 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-21-06 10:37 PM Response to Original message |
40. Disgusting Jackass Repugs!!!! |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-21-06 11:26 PM Response to Original message |
41. "BU offers racist scholarship, lawsuits to follow" |
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HuffleClaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-22-06 02:35 AM Response to Original message |
42. the sad thing about this is they really don't understand their folly |
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Election (58 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-22-06 04:20 AM Response to Original message |
43. Philosophically, they make a valid point. |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-23-06 11:57 PM Response to Reply #43 |
62. What philosophical point do you think they are making? |
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Moloch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-22-06 04:29 AM Response to Original message |
44. so... like... |
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ckramer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-22-06 09:52 AM Response to Reply #44 |
45. You don't think I'm funny on stage? |
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ismnotwasm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-22-06 08:26 PM Response to Original message |
52. So we've come this far have we? |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-22-06 10:22 PM Response to Reply #52 |
54. it's the College Republicans; of course it's racist. n/t |
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ckramer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-23-06 11:08 AM Response to Original message |
55. (ABC News) Whites Only Scholarship Creates Outrage |
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Trajan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-24-06 12:09 AM Response to Original message |
63. This would be like ... |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-24-06 12:55 AM Response to Original message |
64. Well, we see what the Repugs are all about now. |
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