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| Subject: College scholarships for white men only Wed Mar 02, 2011 8:33 am | |
| What do you think, do you consider this to be racist? - Quote :
http://www.statesman.com/news/local/texas-state-students-offer-scholarships-exclusively-for-white-1279749.html
Texas State students offer scholarships exclusively for white males Group founder Colby Bohannan says his demographic is often left out when it comes to college funding. By Patrick George AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Updated: 8:26 a.m. Tuesday, March 1, 2011 Published: 7:59 p.m. Thursday, February 24, 2011
SAN MARCOS — Colby Bohannan said that when he first applied to college, his family didn't have a huge stockpile of money set aside to pay for school. He found many scholarships for women and minorities, but none aimed at people like him: white men.
"I felt excluded," said Bohannan, a Texas State University student. "If everyone else can find scholarships, why are we left out?"
So Bohannan, a mass communication major and Iraq war veteran, and others formed the Former Majority Association for Equality — a San Marcos-based nonprofit group that is offering five $500 scholarships exclusively to white male students.
Bohannan, the group's president, said the name comes from the idea that "if you're not a male, and if you're not white, you're called a minority." However, he said, "I'm not sure white males are the majority anymore."
Recent U.S. census data indicate Bohannan is right, at least in Texas, where Hispanics accounted for two-thirds of the population growth over the past decade and where non-Hispanic whites now make up about 45 percent of residents.
The 501(c)3 nonprofit was formally incorporated with the state in March. The group hasn't received any applications, Bohannan said.
A search of public records indicates Bohannan pleaded no contest to charges of theft of property of less than $500 in 2001 and of issuance of a bad check in 2003. William Lake , the group's treasurer, pleaded no contest to issuance of a bad check in 2008.
Bohannan said he was charged with theft after authorities found a county speed limit sign in his Texas State dorm room and with writing a bad check for groceries, also while in college. Lake said he was charged with writing a bad check while managing a now-defunct business he started. Both said the charges have been disposed of.
Bohannan said the group is raising money — as of Monday , the group had raised $485, according to its website — and that he hopes to award scholarships by July 4. The money can be used to go to any college, not just Texas State, Bohannan said.
Applicants need to be at least 25 percent Caucasian, have a GPA exceeding 3.0 and demonstrate financial need.
"There's a scholarship out there for just about any demographic, except this one," Lake said. "We realize it's for good reason — this is a touchy subject."
Bohannan said the nine-member volunteer board includes three women, one Hispanic and one African American.
Bohannan said that in person, he's only been met with support for his group. But online, he said, he's seen some criticism.
One opinion column that ran in the Texas State newspaper, the University Star, offered praise for evening the scholarship playing field, while another argued aid should not be given on the basis of race or ethnicity at all.
Joanne Smith , Texas State's vice president for student affairs, said the scholarship is no different from ones offered to other ethnic groups. "From the university's standpoint, we can't take issue with a scholarship offered to a certain group."
Bohannan's group isn't the first to offer scholarships only for white students. In 2006, Boston University's College Republicans created a program with similar requirements. A Republican group at a university in Rhode Island offered a similar award in 2004.
Those groups claimed the scholarships made a statement against affirmative action. Bohannan said his group is not taking any stance for or against affirmative action.
"It's time in our society to look at the way our culture views race," he said. "It's time to give everyone an equal shot."
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| Subject: Re: College scholarships for white men only Wed Mar 02, 2011 10:04 am | |
| I don't find it racist, no. Just because somebody is white doesn't mean they have a free pass in life. There are millions of caucasian Americans who struggle to make ends meet.
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| Subject: Re: College scholarships for white men only Wed Mar 02, 2011 10:27 am | |
| I'm white and I realize many doors were open for me that were closed to black men in the early '60s before our civil rights movement forced equality in many areas. However, there has become a backlash now and call it "justice" or whatever, but "affirmative action" and "quotas" are still racist.
This scholarship is a backlash to the backlash. It is more a personal statement to bring attention the the changing paradigm.
Just like ethnic minorities - such as me an English speaking non-Latino. Yes, I am now a minority in South Florida. And yet, there are probably still some affirmative action programs that still give pref to Spanish speaking "minorities." | |
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| Subject: Re: College scholarships for white men only Wed Mar 02, 2011 11:37 am | |
| If what they said about there being scholarships just for women and just for minorities (who it seems are becoming the majorities), then why can't there be one for just white guys too? And it said only 5 $500 scholarships so it's not like they're getting the full college stay paid through. | |
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| Subject: Re: College scholarships for white men only Wed Mar 02, 2011 1:02 pm | |
| I wish every scholarship could be on a case by case basis. | |
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| Subject: Re: College scholarships for white men only Wed Mar 02, 2011 1:43 pm | |
| They are funding it, so if they want to only offer it to white men named Bob, they have that right. | |
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| Subject: Re: College scholarships for white men only Wed Mar 02, 2011 5:06 pm | |
| Since when has being a white man gotten me anything? Certainly not in college. | |
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| Subject: Re: College scholarships for white men only Wed Mar 02, 2011 6:53 pm | |
| Just someone trying to make a provocative enough statement to get them some press. I recall about five years ago there was some other guy who called himself starting a college scholarship fund, exclusive to white males. God only knows how that later panned out. Is it "racist?" Maybe, maybe not; but, really, that's not the point. This is more about making a patronizing rebuttal to the scholarships in place to assist minorities (who have a collective history of being shut out of things like attending college) than about trying to financially assist white men who're trying to go to school. I know it, and they know it. But, hey, it is their money… | |
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| Subject: Re: College scholarships for white men only Wed Mar 02, 2011 7:34 pm | |
| - Nhaiyel wrote:
- Just someone trying to make a provocative enough statement to get them some press. I recall about five years ago there was some other guy who called himself starting a college scholarship fund, exclusive to white males. God only knows how that later panned out. Is it "racist?" Maybe, maybe not; but, really, that's not the point. This is more about making a patronizing rebuttal to the scholarships in place to assist minorities (who have a collective history of being shut out of things like attending college) than about trying to financially assist white men who're trying to go to school. I know it, and they know it. But, hey, it is their money…
. Let's see how this pans out. Like the all-white basketball league. | |
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| Subject: Re: College scholarships for white men only Thu Mar 03, 2011 3:58 am | |
| By definition, any scholarship where race is part of the qualifying criteria could be considered "racist." Should all such scholarships be disallowed? Not at all. Any scholarship that is not publicly funded should be able to set its own qualifying criteria.
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| Subject: Re: College scholarships for white men only Thu Mar 03, 2011 8:15 am | |
| - Impact wrote:
- By definition, any scholarship where race is part of the qualifying criteria could be considered "racist." Should all such scholarships be disallowed? Not at all. Any scholarship that is not publicly funded should be able to set its own qualifying criteria.
I concur with all of the above. | |
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