Averageman
10-27-16, 13:34
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/affirmative-action-bake-sale_us_58111afbe4b0390e69ce147c
A conservative student group at the University of Texas at Austin held an “Affirmative Action Bake Sale” on Wednesday, charging different prices based on the race or ethnicity of customers. While the group anticipated some backlash, they probably didn’t expect to be met with over a hundred angry student protesters.
Members of the group said they created the event because they believe it’s racist to factor in race when admitting students to a university, and admissions should be purely merit-based.
”Our protest was designed to highlight the insanity of assigning our lives value based on our race and ethnicity, rather than our talents, work ethic, and intelligence,” YCT-UT Chairman Vidal Castańeda said in a press release. “It is insane that institutional racism, such as affirmative action, continues to allow for universities to judge me by the color of my skin rather than my actions.”
“I think it’s actually crazy and disturbing that anyone would think black people aren’t smart enough to get into UT based on merit, rather only on skin color,” Shad Murray, a black student at UT who was at the protest, said in an interview with The Huffington Post. “For them to make assumptions like that is disgusting and not true.”
Hmmmm, but if your getting preferential treatment on admittance to the university that is based on racial quotas, aren't you making the case for the people you are protesting?
A conservative student group at the University of Texas at Austin held an “Affirmative Action Bake Sale” on Wednesday, charging different prices based on the race or ethnicity of customers. While the group anticipated some backlash, they probably didn’t expect to be met with over a hundred angry student protesters.
Members of the group said they created the event because they believe it’s racist to factor in race when admitting students to a university, and admissions should be purely merit-based.
”Our protest was designed to highlight the insanity of assigning our lives value based on our race and ethnicity, rather than our talents, work ethic, and intelligence,” YCT-UT Chairman Vidal Castańeda said in a press release. “It is insane that institutional racism, such as affirmative action, continues to allow for universities to judge me by the color of my skin rather than my actions.”
“I think it’s actually crazy and disturbing that anyone would think black people aren’t smart enough to get into UT based on merit, rather only on skin color,” Shad Murray, a black student at UT who was at the protest, said in an interview with The Huffington Post. “For them to make assumptions like that is disgusting and not true.”
Hmmmm, but if your getting preferential treatment on admittance to the university that is based on racial quotas, aren't you making the case for the people you are protesting?