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- From: paT bUcHAnaN
- Subject: Re: not all white males are rich and wealthy
- Message-ID: <1992Nov22.185412.2807@pellns.alleg.edu>
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- Organization: Allegheny College
- References: <1992Nov17.202947.7282@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu>
- Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 18:54:12 GMT
- Lines: 69
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- In article <1992Nov17.202947.7282@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu>
- howiegbk@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Jr Howard Mea Turner) writes:
- > In article <17NOV199213391854@ctrvx1.vanderbilt.edu>
- mitcheec@ctrvx1.vanderbilt.edu (Elliott Mitchell) writes:
- > >For example, Tuesday I caught just a snippet of his act wherein he
- repeated
- > >his oft-spoken belief that people should not cluster in groups to
- demand
- > >that rights (his words, mine would be 'equality of rights') be accorded
- > >those groups. thEwIndBag's contention is that people should remain as
- > >individuals and succeed or fail through individual efforts.
- > >
- > >Ahem.
- > >
- > >This is exactly what one would expect from a white male, someone who
- has to
- > >have described to him what it's like to be discriminated against *as a
- > >group,* else he'd never have a clue. The reason for folks to band
- together
- > >by gender, or by color, or by sexual orientation to ask for equality of
- > >rights is precisely because they are denied that equality simply on the
- > >basis of those things that bring them together as a group.
- > >
- > >One would only expect a white male like thEwIndBag to encourge people
- not
- > >to band together to cure what they see as injustice against them.
- Simply
- > >because he knows that, as individuals, they are as powerless as they
- ever
- > >were and that only by working together can they ever hope to right some
- of
- > >society's injustices toward them.
- > >+ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- > >| Elliott Mitchell
- > >| Peabody College at Vanderbilt University
- > >| Nashville, Tenn. Home of the Grand Ole Opry
- > >| IN: mitcheec@ctrvax.vanderbilt.edu | BN: MITCHEEC@VUCTRVAX
- >
- >
- > By inferring that all white males wish to be oppressive and hold down
- > other ethnic, religious, non-heterosexual person, you detract from
- > your argument. You have committed the same mistake.
- >
- > I am a white male. And I am not upper-class, or even upper-middle-class
- > in terms of my wealth. And what I think sucks is this:
- >
- > Scholarship money that should be earmarked for worthy students is
- > instead earmarked for minority students. Not to say that these students
- > are not worthy, but if they get preferential treatment in scholarship
- funds,
- > isn't that the same as me being discriminated against?
- >
- > Make it fair, make it even, make it right.
- > But don't make it a quota.
- >
- > Earn it, don't accept it.
- >
- >
- > Howard
- >
- > P.S. Thanks to all of the people who responded to my previous postings
- > politely and intelligently. I appreciated the discourse.
- >
-
- I totally agree with you. I could not get any money for college for one
- simple reason: I am white and I'm a male. Quotas and reverse
- discrimination are just a sorry excuse to give preferential treatment to
- others and to screw over the white male.
-
-