The Anti-Racism thread

• isadore

  ManO'War;1130062 wrote:Just think how stupid that comment is for a moment.....since non whites have been attending colleges since at least the 20's on athletic scholarships.

  on really how about at the leading universities, Texas, Texas AM, LSU, University of Arkansas, University of Mississippi, Auburn, University of Alabama, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Tennessee, Kentucky, Viriginia, Virginia Tech, North Carolina, South Carolina, North Carolina State, Mississippi State, that is a large section of the country.
• ManO'War

  

  Leadin universities in what regard??
  
  When i think of great universities none of those come to mind.
• isadore

  those are leading universities in their states in funding, enrollment and reputation. And we could keep the list going with Duke, Vanderbilt and just about any other major university in the South including Texas.
• Speedofsand

  

  Mooney44RacistCards;1128327 wrote:Ohhhh poor you sleeper. Is the black man holding you down?
  
  **** this "white people are the victims" ****. I assume you're a white male, which is the genetic equivalent of hitting the ****ing jackpot. Take your winnings and shut the **** up about it. You'll NEVER know what its like to be at a disadvantage every single place you go, so don't ****ing act like its unfair to try to level the playing field.

  
  
• Speedofsand

  

  wkfan;1128446 wrote:Help me out then....why is there a large number of college scholarships for those of African-American descent that are not open to causacians? Much larger number than those available only to whites...because that number is zero.
  
  
  Then tell me why there is a Black Caucus in congress...many Black academic clubs at opublic colleges all over the United States, etc etc etc. If I tried to start a 'White Accounting Club' while I was in school, the first ophone call I would have received would have been from the ACLU, followed by Jesse Jackson.
  
  Please tell me how the acceptance of this in our society today is not racist?

  
  ^this
• sleeper

  

  isadore;1130240 wrote:on really how about at the leading universities, Texas, Texas AM, LSU, University of Arkansas, University of Mississippi, Auburn, University of Alabama, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Tennessee, Kentucky, Viriginia, Virginia Tech, North Carolina, South Carolina, North Carolina State, Mississippi State, that is a large section of the country.

  LOL @ listing SEC schools as "leading universities".
• Gblock

  the same reason you had negro league baseball...blacks werent allowed to join so they had to make their own organizations and leagues.
• sleeper

  

  ManO'War;1130762 wrote:Leadin universities in what regard??
  
  When i think of great universities none of those come to mind.

  Agreed. Virginia is a decent school, for a backup. The rest I wouldn't go even if they paid me.
• Speedofsand

  

  derek bomar;1129109 wrote:affirmative action by definition is racist. It's giving preferential treatment to a stated race, while disallowing it for others. Whatever the reasons for it (good or bad), the act itself is racist.

  +1
• rmolin73

  

  Georgia Tech is one of the top engineering schools in the country. Also affirmative action needs to go away just like labor unions they served a purpose initially. Now they do more harm than good just like the NAACP, Urban League, etc.
• sleeper

  

  rmolin73;1130911 wrote:Georgia Tech is one of the top engineering schools in the country. Also affirmative action needs to go away just like labor unions they served a purpose initially. Now they do more harm than good just like the NAACP, Urban League, etc.

  Every school is "one of the top" in the country. Even the worst school on the planet is "one of the top".
• wkfan

  Gblock;1130792 wrote:the same reason you had negro league baseball...blacks werent allowed to join so they had to make their own organizations and leagues.

  The negro baseball leagues last season was 1951. While I agree that racism still exists (as I have pointed out several times ont his thread), don't you think you should stop citing references from 61 years ago?
• Gblock

  wkfan;1130972 wrote:The negro baseball leagues last season was 1951. While I agree that racism still exists (as I have pointed out several times ont his thread), don't you think you should stop citing references from 61 years ago?

  that was just the first example that came to my head but there are plenty of other examples that arent 61 years old
• wkfan

  Gblock;1130984 wrote:that was just the first example that came to my head but there are plenty of other examples that arent 61 years old

  Examples of what? I'm really not sure what you are responing to?
  
  If there are...what are they?
• Gblock

  examples of groups/organizations that blacks werent allowed to be a part of. pick a category
  ...what black organization do you most object to?
• wkfan

  Gblock;1131003 wrote:examples of groups/organizations that blacks aren't allowed to be a part of. pick a category

  how about we go with examples of this......
• hasbeen

  

  wkfan;1131013 wrote:how about we go with examples of this......

  
  Within, say, the last ten years.
• Gblock

  i cant think of any in last ten years...agusta national would be the last mainstream organization to openly restrict blacks. again im not sure what organizations you guys have a problem with? arent there italian american groups organizations as well as jewish an other types of groups?
• Gblock

  and being technically allowed to be a part of something is not the same as being welcomed. i hope you can see that as well.
• wkfan

  Gblock;1131022 wrote:i cant think of any in last ten years...agusta national would be the last mainstream organization to openly restrict blacks. again im not sure what organizations you guys have a problem with? arent there italian american groups organizations as well as jewish an other types of groups?

  I think if you read my previous posts, you will know what I have a problem with.
  

  Gblock;1131026 wrote:and being technically allowed to be a part of something is not the same as being welcomed. i hope you can see that as well.

  That is an entirely different topic.
• Gblock

  well i have no idea what the black caucus group is so ill leave that alone,
  
  but groups like black academic clubs etc, provide support and encouragement in my experience for issues that may come up specifically to being black. and there are issues that are specific to black people many times. my bro is a member of a black lawyer association and i beleive their mission is to increase membership of black lawyers in the profession and provide support and mentorship that they likely did not recieve for said issues. they have white members as well. i also highly doubt black academic clubs or groups that you mentioned bar people of other races who also want to help
• sleeper

  

  Gblock;1131041 wrote:well i have no idea what the black caucus group is so ill leave that alone,
  
  but groups like black academic clubs etc, provide support and encouragement in my experience for issues that may come up specifically to being black. and there are issues that are specific to black people many times. my bro is a member of a black lawyer association and i beleive their mission is to increase membership of black lawyers in the profession and provide support and mentorship that they likely did not recieve for said issues. they have white members as well. i also highly doubt black academic clubs or groups that you mentioned bar people of other races who also want to help

  What are the benefits for increasing black lawyers? Why do these groups still segregate by skin color?
• wkfan

  Gblock;1131041 wrote:well i have no idea what the black caucus group is so ill leave that alone,
  
  but groups like black academic clubs etc, provide support and encouragement in my experience for issues that may come up specifically to being black. and there are issues that are specific to black people many times. my bro is a member of a black lawyer association and i beleive their mission is to increase membership of black lawyers in the profession and provide support and mentorship that they likely did not recieve for said issues. they have white members as well. i also highly doubt black academic clubs or groups that you mentioned bar people of other races who also want to help

  Do you see the irony here??
  

  Gblock;1131026 wrote:and being technically allowed to be a part of something is not the same as being welcomed. i hope you can see that as well.

• Gblock

  sleeper;1131047 wrote:What are the benefits for increasing black lawyers? Why do these groups still segregate by skin color?

  idk but from what i understand they are becoming scarce
• Gblock

  wkfan;1131066 wrote:Do you see the irony here??

  i wasnt the one who had the problem w any groups white or black...i simply responded to the question of why these groups exist. i wasnt trying to show support or non support but rather an explanation if he really didnt know why these groups were around. i wouldnt mind seeing them go. but i dont think that time has come yet either if people still want or use them. i just read an article today about the uproar when people found out a couple of the charachters in the hunger games were black...it shows me that some people still are not ready to accept blacks as equals or to not see color. it does work both ways tho.