Talking Points #6

A Particularly Cheap White Wine
Tim Wise

Quotes:
1.  "President of the College Republicans at Boston University, announces that race-based scholarships for people of color are the worst form of bigotry confronting America today."  He is completely right.  Picking blacks to get a special scholarship or any race for that matter, is unfair.  We are all human and we should all get an equal opportunity for scholarships.  It should not be by color, income, class, etc. 

2.  "First, although white students often think that so-called minority scholarships are a substantial drain on financial aid resources that would otherwise be available to them, nothing could be further from the truth."  In my opinion, it has nothing to do with limiting my financial aid, but has everything to do with being equal.  Like the above quote, people need to be given an equal opportunity to succeed.  When we are all treated differently and unfairly, that is when problems arise. 

3.  "Of course, on an even more basic level, to complain about so-called unfair preferences for students of color, be it in terms of scholarships or affirmative action policies in admissions, is to ignore the many ways in which the nation's educational system provides unfair advantages to whites, from beginning to end... since attending a low-poverty school generally means having more resources available for direct instruction."  I understand that black students may have less than whites in terms of resources.  However, if we all work hard, we all can achieve what we want and strive to reach our goals. 

For example, our president is black.  He is one of the most powerful people in the world, but he had to work for what he has, just like any president of any culture.   I feel as though saying that blacks just don't have an opportunity is unfair.  There are good and bad people of all different races.  Some people strive to succeed and others don't.  Your work ethic will determine how well you do in life..not the color of your skin.