Submitted 1 year ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to globalnews@lemmy.zip
California lawmakers are set to consider a bill that would require the state’s public universities to give admission priority to the descendants of slaves.
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Fucking assholes in here. Here’s the skinny; we kept slaves as a nation only 150 years ago, not that much time in reality. The children of the slaves even generations later are materially disadvantaged from not only the generations of slavery their ancestors suffered before but the generations of discrimination and poverty they suffered even after they were “freed” by the 14th amendment. Because of this circumstance, smart ass kids have come and gone without being recognized by institutions on the basis of cost, class, and race. This is a move for all the kids the institution knows they would normally pass up and knows that by doing that they rob themselves of possible amazing alumni. They fucking deserve it, and by they I don’t mean colleges, I mean students. Mad about how unfair that is? How about yas go back in time and brutally opress your own cracker ancestors to the point of generational poverty and disenfranchisement. Then come back to the future and find even though you’re intelligent and have the grades it just doesn’t matter and you’ll never know why. Then pray for the majority to toss you some reparations after decades of sneering at the very thought.
This is discrimination and should not be tolerated.
Don’t give scholarships based on hardship of people long dead. Give scholarships to those who work hard.
It’s not a scholarship, it’s admission priority.
Says so right in the title.
Honestly California has the best University system.
Are they going to make people try to prove it, or are they going to be smart about it and just prioritize black admissions?
Smells like discrimination to me
It’s rather unlikely to pass and probably unconstitutional if it did. This is all for show.
Calling it “for show” is a bit dismissive. Putting forward bills you know won’t pass is a good tactic for forcing a discussion of those topics.
But why though
What do you mean?
why deny educational opportunities to people that can’t prove they’re descended from a slave, hundreds of years ago?
it seems pretty unfair to everyone else, and reduces the quality of students.
if anything should be based on merit, it’s education….
or what about slave descendants who aren’t going to college? they don’t deserve reparations? just students?
shalafi@lemmy.world 1 year ago
FFS, it’s a non-story.
Y’all realize any state legislator can introduce any bill saying anything at anytime?
Kolanaki@yiffit.net 1 year ago
Now I am imagining that old cartoon “I’m Just a Bill” but Capitol Hill is just littered with 'em.