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White Guys Need Not Apply (vanity)
University of Phoenix | 10/31/2001 | subterfuge

Posted on 10/31/2001 4:39:20 AM PST by subterfuge

Help FReepers!

Situation: I'm taking a Diversity class and as a humble white male I was sideswiped by the revelation from the instructor and all my class mates agreed that the "good-old white-boy" network exists, which I acknowledged, and that you can't make it to the top in all upper echelon positions in business and the world unless you are white. I replied that many minorities are succeeding today and gave Condaleeza Rice, Clarence Thomas, Colin Powell and even Janet Reno (ick) as examples to which all in the room agreed that they were all tokens. I categorically rejected that in front of the whole class, which is made up of Mexican, Columbian and other South Americans. I know racism exists but seriously, can no minority make it to upper levels of power on merit?

Anyway, what I'm getting at is that I need to do a presentation on anything to do with Global Diversity and I intend to do this on reverse discrimination or something else that puts what we discussed in the proper perspective for my intructor and classmates.

To me it is so obvious they are practicing reverse discrimination. To generalize about ANY race is wrong, and that is what they have done in this case.

And so as not to make myself out to be lilly white, and as I told the class, I respect all people and my life proves that. I have dozens of minority friends including Vietnamese, Puerto Rican, A-Americans, cubans and my son-in-law is from Portugal who I love, FWIW.

So, any articles you guys can post would be greatly appreciated. I'll be leaving for work, so I won't be able to reply for a bit.

Thanks in Advance

God Bless America!!!


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Sorry for the vanity
1 posted on 10/31/2001 4:39:20 AM PST by subterfuge
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To: subterfuge
What, pray tell, are you doing in that class in the first place.
2 posted on 10/31/2001 4:45:20 AM PST by BlueCat
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To: subterfuge
Any system or program the uses anything other than inteligence and ability is morally wrong.
3 posted on 10/31/2001 4:47:46 AM PST by BADJOE
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To: subterfuge
Last time I checked, everyone in the top levels of Mexican government was Mexican. Same with China, Kenya...

I've also noticed a lot of Japanese heading Japanese corporations.

4 posted on 10/31/2001 4:50:46 AM PST by Dakmar
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To: subterfuge
This is precisely what is wrong with higher education today.
5 posted on 10/31/2001 4:52:21 AM PST by 2right
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At the base of all this diversity crap is the assumption that one does not have the right to associate by choice. Freedom of association is a basic human right and one of the first to go under a Nanny state.

Do we want a free society or an equal society? Liberals want equal results and no freedom. Libertarians want freedom and equal treatment under the law.

6 posted on 10/31/2001 4:52:54 AM PST by Lysander
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Why are you even bothering to take such a moronic class?? Even if it is just to fulfill some BS "humanities" requirement, couldn't you have picked another option??

Anyway, since you're stuck there, may as well have some fun and speak your mind. Just remember -- all the losers loading up on such fluff courses in college will be working in Mc D's when they get out. Make sure to take a REAL major (Science, Math, etc.) If you really like the English and History stuff, do a double major. Good Luck!!

7 posted on 10/31/2001 4:53:38 AM PST by LN2Campy
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It must be a conspiracy-- I'll start checking for black helos after I donn my tinfoil hat . . . .
8 posted on 10/31/2001 4:54:06 AM PST by Nat Turner
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Hey I saw your headline and had to wade in

effff that diversity crap

sign me....

WhiteGuy

9 posted on 10/31/2001 4:54:07 AM PST by WhiteGuy
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To: subterfuge
Check your private mailbox.
11 posted on 10/31/2001 4:54:46 AM PST by silmaril
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To: subterfuge
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I think the guy that said this was an American who happened to be black.

This and what BADJOE said should get you kicked out of that class in no time.

The types teaching and (other than you)taking that class are wolloring in their own self pity and trying to take advantage of the charitable nature of America. They should be ashamed.

13 posted on 10/31/2001 4:59:08 AM PST by Delta 21
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This guy must work for that company based in Murray Hill, NJ
14 posted on 10/31/2001 5:01:08 AM PST by dtom
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Been there, done that. I had to waste a couple of quarters being taught by:

a woman who left her husband and kids to embrace the lesbian lifestyle

a bitter black man who found a flameproof pulpit

a young socialist associate prof desperately seeking tenure.

IIRC, the best I could do was get other students to be more strident (and thus more ridiculous), but the instructors were indoctrinated with class/racial/sexual envy right up to their eyeballs. Consider not being in the least apologetic in front of these racist, sexist manipulators, because when they smell blood, they assume they are free to come in for the kill with impunity. The best-kept secret in America is still this: conservatives actually have hearts, the left just make the claim.

Ed

15 posted on 10/31/2001 5:01:24 AM PST by niteowl77
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Psssssst . . . fudgetersub . . . just try rubbing a little bit of burned cork on your ugly white puss !!! Then you won't need to go through all this other nonsense !!! :-))
16 posted on 10/31/2001 5:02:44 AM PST by GeekDejure
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To me it is so obvious they are practicing reverse discrimination. To generalize about ANY race is wrong, and that is what they have done in this case.

They are putting into practice the main principle underlying "diversity" studies:

Whiteness is Racism. It is racist to celebrate, support, or approve of any white person, identity, culture, interest, or cause. It is equally racist not to celebrate, support, or approve of any non-white person, identity, culture, interest, or cause.

17 posted on 10/31/2001 5:04:29 AM PST by ThreeOfSeven
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Check out Ward Connerly personal story and his stuggle to get the California Civil Rights Initiative passed a few years back. Here's a few links to get you started. Just copy and paste to get to them.

http://www.msnbc.com/news/574754.asp
http://www.reason.com/ml/ml053101.html
http://www.booknotes.org/transcripts/50564.htm

18 posted on 10/31/2001 5:06:20 AM PST by SamKeck
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It sounds like a class in desperate need of an injection of intellectual thought. As it stands now, it's a huge waste of tuition. The college should be closed for committing fraud and theft.
19 posted on 10/31/2001 5:09:41 AM PST by Russ
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I categorically rejected that in front of the whole class, which is made up of Mexican, Columbian and other South Americans.

You are in a no win situation. Latins by nature are comparable to our democrats. You get the picture. I have never met a conservative Latin outside the U.S. It’s a “me me” society. My advice, for whatever it’s worth, is drop that dang wacko class.

20 posted on 10/31/2001 5:13:12 AM PST by GatĂșn(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)
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