If Black and White America were on the same social, economic, and political playing field, then maybe the phrase "only racists consider race" MIGHT make a little sense. But otherwise, telling me to not consider race is just like telling me to ignore the way this country has truly screwed over the Black community, and I refuse to do that. Ignoring the problem won't make it go away...annoying racial disparities is not the way to make them go away lol..
Hey @dlwke2, you seem to be overlooking the fact that "smartness" as measured by the people who determine college admission highly depends on academic resources/good quality schools, and African Americans are disproportionately at a socio-economic disadvantage (and therefore tend to go to lower quality schools). The phrase "only racists consider race" is absolutely absurd to me, because this country's racist past (and present) heavily affects the present day and ignoring that fact is silly.
@Glovefullavasoline The one I fell deeply in love with :). I basically wrote what I was thinking. I am more of a person who care more about content to be honest, so I was not paying much attention to the grammar anyway :/., but thanks for pointing it out, it is still something I have to work on!! :D
@elizamigalias09, people who support racist affirmative action policies are nothing but RACISTS! if someone is smart enough and has good enough grades, then they shouldn't need special treatment. why is it that asians and whites don't need affirmative action??
I'm an Asian who think affirmative action is bullshit. People should be accepted for jobs and schools based on the quality of their work and character. Why should race factor into anything? It's just another form of racism.
@carlsm95, asians and whites get screwed with affirmative action. look at uc berkeley and ucla.. when voters said NO to affirmative action and the practice had to stop at those schools, the number of asians admitted skyrocketed, showing that affirmative action was artificially suppressing their numbers. if a black student is smart enough and hard working, then he/she shouldn't need affirmative action. too many blacks feel like they are entitled to special treatment just for being black!
@dlwke2 Exactly. This is going to sound quite racist but its not my fault the majority of blacks are undereducated. The civil rights movement gave blacks the opportunity to pull themselves out of the rut they were in and they still haven't done that, because most of them don't have the will power. Let them work hard and EARN their way into a good school. Affirmative action is just another form of racism.
@carlsm95 many blacks are undereducated... for various reasons... The civil rights movement helped many blacks as can be seen... (sadly many blacks have ignored the opportunities made for them then) the only part that sounds a little ignorant/racist is that u conclude the reason black people are in a rut today is because they 'don't have will power'..? is that all..?
Affirmative Action has been a fiasco for 50 years. One reason it's failed is that white females, who should never have been a target group, have stolen 90% + of the benefits. The result is that many Black Americans, Puerto Ricans, American Indians & the groups AA was actually CREATED FOR remain poor as they did 50+ years ago. These are the same white females whose abortion rights "STRUGGLE" has caused the death of 30 million babies, a very high # of them black children. Good vid -who made this?
@FlyUnicornsFly Whoa fuck you, white females my ass. 10 million abortions by black woman since 1973 and your specifivly calling on WHITE woman..fuck you racist cunt
But the factors that I have listed. I am black and this is what I had to do to get into the college of my dreams. I did not get in through Early Action and they SEEN my race, but they told me they wanted to see if my grades can increase and when my mid-year report was sent, I got in =). Race and Handwork is incomparable
I feel like it depends on how you interpret it. Like I agree that if you are not working for what you are getting in life, I feel like that is not fair. But let say for example a student of color worked their ass off to get the high grades, do volunteer, work to support their family, participate in extracurricular activities and challenged themselves academically and they go to apply for a college that practiced affirmative action. Admissions is not going to base their decision solely on race.
White priveledge is a myth. Im mexican and Ive never seen white privledge. Just the opposite in truth! If you think white priveledge is real your either 1) A black, or brown racist. Or 2) Brainwashed by the media, and your garbage public school education!
Whites have been privileged their entire lives Affirmative action is needed. From elementary to high school, whites are placed in higher classes than blacks. That is called racial tracking. Even if a black person has higher grades then they are still in lower classes. No wonder why whites get higher SAT and ACT scores. Is that fair? Is it fair that blacks pay more in rent and interest? Is it fair that blacks get paid less overall? Blacks get AA and people call in reverse discrimination. SMH
@GozzyWozzy "whites have been privileged their entire lives".... wow, tell that to the homeless and millions living in poverty. You argue for a unfair policy because that 's a privilege you want to protect. Nobody expects you to take the moral stance for real equality. Real equality would be to consider one's CLASS BACKGROUND, not rewarding even a rich black kid over poor whites. The only way to open your eyes is for a wave of lawsuits against affirmative action discrimination.
@brokencountry123 The real problem is that the black race has been brutually murdered, tortured, and ethnically cleansed for hundreds of years. Slaves only survived if they were the strongest. So the smartest would die out in slavery. White people never had to deal with this. They were too busy stoning 13 year old children to death for swimming on the "white beach" or showcasing a dead black man's knuckles in the town square to be ethnically cleansed. You're such a damn prick.
@brokencountry123 People who are white and under the poverty line have it better than blacks under the poverty line. Atleast the whites were able to accumulate wealth and own something. Whites owned their barn so they had something. Poor blacks had to rent everything because the racist Realtors wouldn't allow them to own anything. You are acting like this stopped happening, because it didn't. Black people still find it hard to own a house. When they do own it they pay more for it than whites
I hate the term reverse discrimanation,discrimanation is ,discrimanation.We Whites dont hold a patten on discrimanation,or hate.
awhitecouple 2 months ago
If Black and White America were on the same social, economic, and political playing field, then maybe the phrase "only racists consider race" MIGHT make a little sense. But otherwise, telling me to not consider race is just like telling me to ignore the way this country has truly screwed over the Black community, and I refuse to do that. Ignoring the problem won't make it go away...annoying racial disparities is not the way to make them go away lol..
elizamigalias09 2 months ago
Hey @dlwke2, you seem to be overlooking the fact that "smartness" as measured by the people who determine college admission highly depends on academic resources/good quality schools, and African Americans are disproportionately at a socio-economic disadvantage (and therefore tend to go to lower quality schools). The phrase "only racists consider race" is absolutely absurd to me, because this country's racist past (and present) heavily affects the present day and ignoring that fact is silly.
elizamigalias09 2 months ago
Wow its alot of trailer trash on this page...
CALIBIGOG 4 months ago
@Glovefullavasoline The one I fell deeply in love with :). I basically wrote what I was thinking. I am more of a person who care more about content to be honest, so I was not paying much attention to the grammar anyway :/., but thanks for pointing it out, it is still something I have to work on!! :D
prettygirl45459 4 months ago
THE NIGGERS THAT GOT MY JOB WAS DEFINATELY NOT QUALIFIED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
misterbiggg69 4 months ago
Only racists consider race?...please.
elizamigalias09 5 months ago
THEN ALOT OF BLACK PEOPLE ARE RACIST.
misterbiggg69 4 months ago
@elizamigalias09, people who support racist affirmative action policies are nothing but RACISTS! if someone is smart enough and has good enough grades, then they shouldn't need special treatment. why is it that asians and whites don't need affirmative action??
dlwke2 2 months ago
I'm an Asian who think affirmative action is bullshit. People should be accepted for jobs and schools based on the quality of their work and character. Why should race factor into anything? It's just another form of racism.
carlsm95 5 months ago
@carlsm95, asians and whites get screwed with affirmative action. look at uc berkeley and ucla.. when voters said NO to affirmative action and the practice had to stop at those schools, the number of asians admitted skyrocketed, showing that affirmative action was artificially suppressing their numbers. if a black student is smart enough and hard working, then he/she shouldn't need affirmative action. too many blacks feel like they are entitled to special treatment just for being black!
dlwke2 2 months ago
@dlwke2 Exactly. This is going to sound quite racist but its not my fault the majority of blacks are undereducated. The civil rights movement gave blacks the opportunity to pull themselves out of the rut they were in and they still haven't done that, because most of them don't have the will power. Let them work hard and EARN their way into a good school. Affirmative action is just another form of racism.
carlsm95 2 months ago
@carlsm95 many blacks are undereducated... for various reasons... The civil rights movement helped many blacks as can be seen... (sadly many blacks have ignored the opportunities made for them then) the only part that sounds a little ignorant/racist is that u conclude the reason black people are in a rut today is because they 'don't have will power'..? is that all..?
icphares 2 months ago
@carlsm95 You sound racist, but you are also wrong, so it's okay.
takitheterrible 1 month ago
Affirmative Action has been a fiasco for 50 years. One reason it's failed is that white females, who should never have been a target group, have stolen 90% + of the benefits. The result is that many Black Americans, Puerto Ricans, American Indians & the groups AA was actually CREATED FOR remain poor as they did 50+ years ago. These are the same white females whose abortion rights "STRUGGLE" has caused the death of 30 million babies, a very high # of them black children. Good vid -who made this?
FlyUnicornsFly 7 months ago
@FlyUnicornsFly Whoa fuck you, white females my ass. 10 million abortions by black woman since 1973 and your specifivly calling on WHITE woman..fuck you racist cunt
greyfox5000 6 months ago
But the factors that I have listed. I am black and this is what I had to do to get into the college of my dreams. I did not get in through Early Action and they SEEN my race, but they told me they wanted to see if my grades can increase and when my mid-year report was sent, I got in =). Race and Handwork is incomparable
prettygirl45459 9 months ago
I feel like it depends on how you interpret it. Like I agree that if you are not working for what you are getting in life, I feel like that is not fair. But let say for example a student of color worked their ass off to get the high grades, do volunteer, work to support their family, participate in extracurricular activities and challenged themselves academically and they go to apply for a college that practiced affirmative action. Admissions is not going to base their decision solely on race.
prettygirl45459 9 months ago
Affirmative Action disgusts me. Whoever thinks it solves racism is a stupid jackass.
PunkAttitude8V 10 months ago 15
@PunkAttitude8V obviously, it has not solved racism. Look at you!
gerri577 9 months ago
@gerri577 what are you talking about? I'm not a racist.
PunkAttitude8V 9 months ago
Respond to this video...people of darker colors on every continent are ruled by the greedy white guy.
gerri577 9 months ago
White priveledge is a myth. Im mexican and Ive never seen white privledge. Just the opposite in truth! If you think white priveledge is real your either 1) A black, or brown racist. Or 2) Brainwashed by the media, and your garbage public school education!
ParisMares 10 months ago 13
Affirmative action is pure racism. You can twist that any way you like.
reno93535 10 months ago
Whites have been privileged their entire lives Affirmative action is needed. From elementary to high school, whites are placed in higher classes than blacks. That is called racial tracking. Even if a black person has higher grades then they are still in lower classes. No wonder why whites get higher SAT and ACT scores. Is that fair? Is it fair that blacks pay more in rent and interest? Is it fair that blacks get paid less overall? Blacks get AA and people call in reverse discrimination. SMH
GozzyWozzy 1 year ago
@GozzyWozzy "whites have been privileged their entire lives".... wow, tell that to the homeless and millions living in poverty. You argue for a unfair policy because that 's a privilege you want to protect. Nobody expects you to take the moral stance for real equality. Real equality would be to consider one's CLASS BACKGROUND, not rewarding even a rich black kid over poor whites. The only way to open your eyes is for a wave of lawsuits against affirmative action discrimination.
brokencountry123 1 year ago
@brokencountry123 The real problem is that the black race has been brutually murdered, tortured, and ethnically cleansed for hundreds of years. Slaves only survived if they were the strongest. So the smartest would die out in slavery. White people never had to deal with this. They were too busy stoning 13 year old children to death for swimming on the "white beach" or showcasing a dead black man's knuckles in the town square to be ethnically cleansed. You're such a damn prick.
mavriksfan11 1 year ago
@brokencountry123 People who are white and under the poverty line have it better than blacks under the poverty line. Atleast the whites were able to accumulate wealth and own something. Whites owned their barn so they had something. Poor blacks had to rent everything because the racist Realtors wouldn't allow them to own anything. You are acting like this stopped happening, because it didn't. Black people still find it hard to own a house. When they do own it they pay more for it than whites
GozzyWozzy 1 year ago