White males only scholarship

[LetalisK]

They already have advanced privileges specifically for white males. It's called being a white male.

That's the whole point of scholarships for females and non-whites, to help them advance in a white male dominated society.

I don't think being in the majority is of much comfort to the poor white male that has to quit school because he can't afford it.

 

[Sakurazaki1023]

I can say that white heterosexual males have almost NO SCHOLARSHIPS available to them. I have made a thread about this before. I looked for 2 months for a scholarship for a white male engineering student, and besides automatically applied merit scholarships I found nothing.

It is good that he has made this scholarship. If I get loaded I will do the same for engineering students.

I'm in the same boat. Apparently nobody feels like supporting us Heterosexual, Caucasian, Male Engineering students. I've been able to get about $600 from my church, but that's about it. None of the need-based scholarships apply to me, and my grades aren't good enough for a merit-based one. I've got a GPA in the mid 3s, and it's still not enough.

I'm hoping that I can get a good internship this summer, because whatever money I get is going to be from my own hard work...

(Damn, reverse discrimination sucks)

 

[HappyDD]

I can't believe I have to write this:
The reason that there are no scholarships such as this is because historically white males have never started life behind the 8-ball as a group and, as such, have never had to have special benefits as a group. I think DuctTapeJedi said it best. I mean, sure, there will be poor white males just as there will be rich one-legged minority lesbians, but the idea behind scholarships only for one group is statistical discrimination, something we white boys haven't historically suffered.

I say I can't believe I had to write that because I thought it was obvious and everyone would RAGE over this story. It didn't cause me to rage even though I don't think it's a good use of $500, but hey, scholarshippers gonna scholarship.

 

[hecticpicnic]

I this is stupid do Hispanics have a group like this yo know if your whit male and not disabled yo can probably afford this.And if yo look at demographics the male to female education is even.I really don't there is a need for this "equality push", just get better application reviewers.I really wouldn't call non-males a minority.Also how many people are they intending to give an application.

 

[Brawndo]

They already have advanced privileges specifically for white males. It's called being a white male.

That's the whole point of scholarships for females and non-whites, to help them advance in a white male dominated society.

This isn't the 1960s. Things have changed significantly in the past 20 years.

 

[Bofore13]

I think that it's just fine considering all of the scholarships that exclude white men.

 

[Pyode]

Whites have it rough in this nation. They totally need a leg up to stand on par with the rest of the nation.

I understand you are being sarcastic, but you'd be partially correct in your statement depending where you live. Come to the South some time; I can show you plenty of economically disadvantage white men who could desperately use a scholarship to get out of the cycle of poverty they and their families are trapped in.

Ah. That totally excuses the instutionalisation of racism then. I stand corrected.

Or I'm being sarcastic again because "there are poor whites" doesn't actually address my comment so much, whether taken sarcastically or played straight.

It also doesn't really do much to justify the scholarship. Sounds more like an attempt to justify guilt to me. Maybe I'm wrong, and I'd be happy to give you the benefit of the doubt, but this is a dishonest rationale.

I think he addresses your point just fine.

You implied that this scholarship is unnecessary because, on average, white people are the wealthiest and most powerful people in the US. He responded by pointing out that while that is technically true, it doesn't change the fact that there are plenty of white Americans that are worthy and in need of this scholarship.

How is that "dishonest rationale?"

OT: I think this scholarship is great. I look forward to a time when race wont be an issue at all, but until then at least we can make it as fair as possible.

 

[DuctTapeJedi]

They already have advanced privileges specifically for white males. It's called being a white male.

That's the whole point of scholarships for females and non-whites, to help them advance in a white male dominated society.

I don't think being in the majority is of much comfort to the poor white male that has to quit school because he can't afford it.

They already have advanced privileges specifically for white males. It's called being a white male.

That's the whole point of scholarships for females and non-whites, to help them advance in a white male dominated society.

This isn't the 1950s. Other than in some select communities outside mainstream US culture, being a white male carries no innate privileges in 2011.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_inequality_in_the_United_States#Race_and_gender_disparities

I'm going by the statistics.

 

[Danny Ocean]

Whites have it rough in this nation. They totally need a leg up to stand on par with the rest of the nation.

If you are so against this, why not say why? Equality is all about treating all people of all races the same. How is it fair to completely exclude an entire race of people from receiving the same scholarship options as the others?

Equality in the present, immediate moment is about treating people the same.

Ensuring long-term equality, generation after generation, isn't always about treating people the same. See this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_inequality_in_the_United_States#Race_and_gender_disparities

I'm going by the statistics.

Hopefully you can sleep easy knowing that your children or your children's children will live freely in a world without these scholarships. A genuine equal-opportunity country. For now, though, this is how it is. They're doing it for the right reasons.

 

[DaJoW]

They already have advanced privileges specifically for white males. It's called being a white male.

That's the whole point of scholarships for females and non-whites, to help them advance in a white male dominated society.

This isn't the 1960s. Things have changed significantly in the past 20 years.

The last 30 as well

 

[Regiment]

I'll put aside my soapbox and just say that I've thought they should do this for six years. When I was in college, we had cultural centers. We had cultural centers for Asian-Americans, Hispanics, Latinos, African-Americans, gays and lesbians, and women. We didn't have anything for me, a straight white middle-class male.

It's not any more racist than all of the scholarships for other races - that is to say, not at all racist.

 

[Merkavar]

i dont have an issue with this. sounds fair.

i have worked and studied and never noticed any difference between men women or different races other than their actual ability to perform the task. so say someone studies hard they will get a high mark on the test and be paid better. doesnt matter if they are male or female or anything.

and if your female and getting paid less to do the same job then maybe its your lack of negotiating skill or something.

so anyone who is in need of some financial help should be able to get some. why should white men be disadvantaged.

 

[Kenko]

Looks like just another case of "It's only racism because you're white."

That's right! White males are the ONLY PERPETRATORS OF RACISM IN HISTORY.

*Sigh* In all seriousness, it's rather sad that this has to be defended at all.

Welcome to year 2000+! Its hip to hate white people!

 

[TeeBs]

I think we need to make an end of these race specific scholarship, one of the reasons black only scholarships started was because of the widening gap between poor black people and rich white people. Understandably though there are white people who can't afford college and black people who can, why not make scholarships that benefit you based on how little income your family has. Too me that makes way more sense.

 

[Jake the Snake]

I agree, this is fair. In fact, it's "racist" not to have it.

 

[katsumoto03]

Yes, it's obviously racist because us white people are the only ones who have ever committed acts of racism ever!!! /sarcasm

 

[A Distant Star]

I'm not indignant... I just find this kind of funny and pathetic. Dont get me wrong, I'm male, half white and live below the poverty line, so I understand why some one would do something like this. But I think there are far better ways they could serve there point then this.

 

[A Distant Star]

I think we need to make an end of these race specific scholarship, one of the reasons black only scholarships started was because of the widening gap between poor black people and rich white people. Understandably though there are white people who can't afford college and black people who can, why not make scholarships that benefit you based on how little income your family has. Too me that makes way more sense.

There are still some hugely under represented minorities in school. Generally I agree with you in terms of women and blacks, but Latinos and Native Americans are still very very under represented in Universities in Canada and the US.