"I found nothing racist about the video. I don't get upset when African American rapper videos portray white people badly either.
Do you want to know what I find racist? The African American Scholarship Foundation. Why on Earth would you start an organization designed around providing a particular race with scholarships? That screams racism. Any scholarship that requires applicants to be of a certain race is, by definition, racist because it makes distinctions between the races."
I actually could really see this persons point. I remember filling out a lot of scholarships in high school and always remember feeling like there were so many that only targeted a certain race. Which I can understand to a degree because of that ethnicities history of racial segregation, but at the same time it can also at times seem unfair. I found this video which is a news story about a scholarship that was formed just for white males. It goes hand in hand with this post and thought it might seem appropriate.
What are your thoughts on scholarships formed just for a particular race? Is it not right to pass judgement on these organizations because of that ethnicities history of oppression? Or do you see it as unfair or racist?
Now that you mention it, it does seem a bit racist, as the organization only gives scholarships to a certain race.
ReplyDeleteIt is my understanding that these kind of scholarships has been around for a long time. However, if it it seems racist, why doesn't seem like government hasn't done anything about it.