Quote Originally Posted by IRescue452
I didn't want to get involved in this, but economic and sociological studies show that non-whites and females are still at a major disadvantage in our country. I've got no problem with scholarships for them. And while I believe that people have every right to make a scholarship for whites, I don't believe they are sending a good message. Furthermore I think many of the comments made by pters on this thread are dissappointingly ignorant and unfortunately they reflect all to well the attitudes of white christian americans.
Is this directed towards me?

My *whole* stance on the WHOLE situation is this it is unfair for either race to do it period. I think that maybe in the beginning, yeah, I could understand because there was still a great deal of racism something like 50 and 60 years ago. Now, they serve no purpose except to add fuel to the fire.

Did you know that I was denied medical care (insurance, rather) by where I used to live, and Yes, they told me this, because I was white? What's a girl with a heart defect supposed to do?

I guess when my husband was younger and in school, he'd have friends who happened to be black. Their parents would FORCE them to fail school because they got money when that happened. (or something to that effect, I'd have to ask him later)

I am not racist, not by any means. There is supposedly some NA on my mothers side and something else on my fathers side. Most of my friends happen to be folks with hispanic backgrounds, black backgrounds, etc. Also, my best friend when I was younger was a girl who happend to have biracial background. I have a friend whose daughter is biracial. My niece, Grace, is biracial and I certainly don't count that against her. =/ I have a friend with biracial family. Yes, I ALSO have black family members (Two cousins and an aunt, through my departed uncle).

To sum it up... I think that if people REALLY wanna be progressive then they should refer to you by something other than your race, etc. How about just "person" or "dude" or whatever?