From: Loree Thomas (loreetg@yahoo.com)
Date: Wed Aug 08 2001 - 09:42:55 MDT
--- Mike Lorrey <mlorrey@datamann.com> wrote:
>
> I:
> a) lost out on an appointment to a military academy
So did I... West Point. I had the highest SAT scores
in the State of Washington that year too. It wasn't
an ethnic minority that got my slot, however, it was
another white male who just happen to be a better
student and athlete than me.
Few slots, many applicants. How do you know an ethnic
minority got a slot which would have been yours?
Maybe you lost out because there were simply other
people more qualified than you?
> b) lost out on financial aid in college, which was
> biased to provide
> more aid to people of the same economic level if
> they were minorities.
Did you get your education anyway... despite losing
out on financial aid? Do you think it's possible that
some of those black students might not have gotten
their educations at all if they had lost out?
> c) am constantly accused of being a
> racist/sexist/'rich elite' simply
> because I am a white male.
I don't think it's simply because you are a white
male... But more because you say things like "am
constantly accused of being a racist/sexist/'rich
elite' simply because I am a white male."
Like I said, I was a white male... and I never got
accused of being racist (or sexist, for that matter).
If you are constantly being accused of being racist,
maybe you should take a look at your words and
actions. It isn't just because you are a white male.
> In my experience, the only lack of opportunity that
> blacks I've known have had has been produced by
> their own memetic programming, and not by
> the system. When you are programmed to expect
> racism, that is exactly what you will get.
Racism is caused by the people being discriminated
against, simply becuase they believe it exists?
You didn't really just say that, did you?
Your being discriminated against is real... their's is
all in their heads?
Mike... I have no trouble at all believing you are a
good person who would never engage in overt acts of
discrimination... but you have deluded yourself if you
think that blacks bring it all on themselves... and it
is statements like that which result in you being
called racist... it has nothing to do with the color
of your skin.
Loree
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