B.B. Hemingway Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 Surely not? https://www.newsweek.com/group-sends-letter-pressure-white-parents-against-sending-kids-ivy-league-schools-1613695 3 1 Link to comment
teachercd Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 8 hours ago, B.B. Hemingway said: Surely not? https://www.newsweek.com/group-sends-letter-pressure-white-parents-against-sending-kids-ivy-league-schools-1613695 I mean, this is why I did not apply to Harvard. It had nothing to do with me 22 on the ACT and 2.59 GPA. 1 Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 10 hours ago, B.B. Hemingway said: Surely not? https://www.newsweek.com/group-sends-letter-pressure-white-parents-against-sending-kids-ivy-league-schools-1613695 Yeah...sure....your kid is exceptionally smart and has an opportunity to go to one of the top universities in the country and set themselves up for life....but sure.....don't send them because you want to protest something. Ummmm.....no. You can protest racism without affecting your child's future. 3 Link to comment
B.B. Hemingway Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 6 hours ago, BigRedBuster said: Yeah...sure....your kid is exceptionally smart and has an opportunity to go to one of the top universities in the country and set themselves up for life....but sure.....don't send them because you want to protest something. Ummmm.....no. You can protest racism without affecting your child's future. The most alarming parts of it are: 1) It's not surprising. -and- 2) There is an obvious expectation there that they believe that people will, and/or should take this pledge. It isn't a call for equality. It's a call for privilege. Which is ironic. The fact that this is thought to be part of the way forward for black people is, well, probably not good news for black people. 2 Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 4 minutes ago, B.B. Hemingway said: The most alarming parts of it are: 1) It's not surprising. -and- 2) There is an obvious expectation there that they believe that people will, and/or should take this pledge. It isn't a call for equality. It's a call for privilege. Which is ironic. The fact that this is thought to be part of the way forward for black people is, well, probably not good news for black people. I just looked it up. Black people make up 18% of Harvard's acceptance rate. LINK Black people make up 13.4% of the American population. LINK 2 1 Link to comment
DevoHusker Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 7 hours ago, BigRedBuster said: I just looked it up. Black people make up 18% of Harvard's acceptance rate. LINK Black people make up 13.4% of the American population. LINK I certainly hope this doesn't become "a thing" Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 9 hours ago, DevoHusker said: I certainly hope this doesn't become "a thing" What? That black acceptance into elite colleges are slightly higher than their portion of the population? Link to comment
DevoHusker Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 5 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said: What? That black acceptance into elite colleges are slightly higher than their portion of the population? Heavens no...I was talking about the demands from the group in general. I could see it (kinda sorta) if they were under represented. But you showed us that is not the case. 3 1 Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 20 minutes ago, DevoHusker said: Heavens no...I was talking about the demands from the group in general. I could see it (kinda sorta) if they were under represented. But you showed us that is not the case. OK, that's what I was hoping you meant. 1 Link to comment
RedDenver Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 On 7/28/2021 at 9:12 PM, B.B. Hemingway said: Surely not? https://www.newsweek.com/group-sends-letter-pressure-white-parents-against-sending-kids-ivy-league-schools-1613695 Looks like it's a hoax perpetrated by some right-wing group: 1 1 Link to comment
suh_fan93 Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 At the York County Fair where apparently there is no one there who oversees the booths??????????? Like W in TF is this????????? Link to comment
commando Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 13 hours ago, RedDenver said: Looks like it's a hoax perpetrated by some right-wing group: odds that tucker admits it was fake news he was spreading? zero Link to comment
DevoHusker Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 1 hour ago, RedDenver said: Doesn't he have union representation? One would think this would be easily solved (not the stupid racists part, but the continued employment part) Link to comment
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