Posted by
NOSTRADAMUSLIVES on Wednesday, March 11, 2009 2:08:54 AM
Discrimination.
Discrimination was wrong when it was against Women.
Discrimination was wrong when it was against African Americans.
Discrimination still exists against Women.
Discrimination still exists against African Americans.
In each of these instances there are MANY outlets, protections, and even law firms that SPECIALIZE in representation (ACLU, EEOC, etc.) and remedies.
The purpose of this article is to “bring to light” a type of discrimination that has been ongoing now, for over 30 years (that I am aware of) and never gets any “press” and never gets any “political support”.
Discrimination, when it pertains to employment and/or college admission(s) is wrong and yet it occurs on a daily basis (sadly).
For whatever reason(s) discrimination against White people, specifically White Males, is “acceptable” and (in fact) “politically correct”.
This is WRONG and it has taken a toll on many decades of young white males who have been DENIED their College Admission, whole and or in part, based upon the color of their skin.
How many more generations, of white males, must be “sacrificed” to “right” the “wrongs” that Society has SOLELY placed upon (generation after generation) of White Males?
What terrible crime(s) did the White Males born in the 1960’s do? How about the 1970’s? How about the 1980’s? How about the 1990’s? How about those of the 2000’s?
WHEN will the RIGHTS of the White Male be on the same, socially/politically/legally, “playing field” as everyone else?
The sad fact is that White Males are the ONLY “group” that is (a) unrepresented and (b) deemed an “unprotected class” and thus not give the same “preferences” in College Admissions and even in our Legal System.
The STEREOTYPE, and that is exactly what it is ladies and gentlemen, is that all White Male are privileged and have everything handed to them on a silver platter.
For years we have been “fed” the myth that everyone BUT the White Male has had to “work” twice as hard for “less than half” of what the White Male gets. I know, knew, MANY White Males that worked 2-3 FULL TIME JOBS (which I did for most of my life) to make just enough to keep the lights on and milk in the fridge. Who speaks for them? I guess it must be those...who forget/forgot them because no one else is.
Interestingly, those espousing these “myths” never share/disclose that America remains OVER 70% white (even when taking into consideration the 20-30 million ILLEGAL ALIENS) AND that just by being “born” White (and being born a White Male) does NOT guarantee happiness….or success.
OF COURSE there are “exceptions” to every rule but when you base your “opinions”, using only the “exceptions”, then you are (in fact)…advancing a STEREOTYPE…pure and simple.
You will NEVER hear these facts conveyed via the “Main Street Media”, or on MTV, or written about in any “major publication”.
The inability of the press, and those truly committed to EQUAL RIGHTS, to (a) agree that this problem exists and (b) it is WRONG…is spineless and it needs to stop…now!
More than being a terrible word is the INJUSTICE that the “act” takes on those unfortunate enough to endure discrimination.
We now have a President, and a First Lady, who (separately and collectively) were admitted into the MOST RESPECTED COLLEGE ON EARTH (i.e. Harvard) because (whole and or in part) of the color of their skin. The logical “result”, of these facts, is that SOMEONE – SOMEWHERE did NOT get into Harvard based (whole and/or in part) because of the color of their skin.
This is NOT to minimize the accomplishments that the President, and the First Lady, may have achieved while at Harvard. The point is that the LESSON should be that Colleges “expand” to make room…for all. To discmination against ANYONE…adversely affects…everyone.
We say that “America is better than that”, when it pertains to things LESS important than our childrens futures, yet why then has America allowed the White Male to be deemed….less than worthy?
America has a VESTED INTEREST in ensuring that ALL of its children, future generations, are educated. But, we cannot continue to allow for one “classification” of people to be wholly discriminated against for some (perceived) “greater good”. For this was, in part, the very basis for Slavery and Racial Discrimination from its inception (and it was wrong). When you start off with a FAULTY BASIS…you end up with FAULTY LAWS/RULES/etc.
Fortunately, yet not fast enough, these “wrongs” were addressed and changes made. I believe that this Country has changed and yet it sickens me that this UNDERLYING “dirty little secret” exsits…and it is “tolerated”.
The discrimination against White Males warrants the same focus…and the same remedies available to Women - to African Americans - to Muslims - and to everyone else…PERIOD!.
All good parents convey to their children to (including but not limited to) do the right thing, work hard, study hard, make good grades, help others, volunteer, give to charities, help your neighbor, get into College, etc.
Every major “study” confirms the fact that there is an “ever widening” income gap between those with a College Degree versus those without.
Day after day White Males, around this Country, are doing the right thing – making excellent grades – and doing EVERYTHING “above and beyond” just to submit their applications into Major Colleges just to receive the notification that they were (sadly)…rejected.
I could state “instance after instance” where White Males, in the Northern Virginia area alone (which has some of the best Public Education Schools in America), have “excelled” (i.e. 4.0 GPA, excellent test scores, excellent achievements including volunteer works, etc.) and yet they are being DENIED entrance into Colleges around the United States.
I have spoken, firsthand, with College Admission Staff and they will say “off the record” that RACE (i.e. non-White Male) is a factor…and it is a major factor. They are “taught/trained” to use “code words” like “diversity” and “other factors” but after all is “said and done” the ONLY “classification of people” that are PENALIZED due to the color of their skin…is the White Male.
They say that there a “many reasons” that they can “give” to justify (i.e. CYA) denying a White Male admission but the fact is that it IS because of the color of their skin (whole and/or in part) that they are denied.
They say that they are being “pushed” to admit in more “Foreign Students” and more “non-White Male” students. They say that the “squeaky wheel gets the grease” and that “White Males” are not “unified” and their denials are not (on average) “questioned” routinely by the press.
They admit that they would not want their children, or family members, to be treated this way but they say that it is part of the “system” and that it is “openly accepted” and even “preferred” (for those reasons specified herein).
What does it teach our children when they do everything that they can, and (again) I have the COURAGE to say that in spite of the STEREOTYPE(s) White Males do in fact EARN their grades/achievements, while in High School and yet their hopes/dreams are CRUSHED when the College(s) (that they otherwise would be readily accepted into) deny them (whole and/or in part) because of their skin color.
THIS HAS TO STOP!
We cannot hide behind these facts. These children are REAL victims. They FEEL. Their families FEEL. They have had their options, and thus their entire lives in some aspects, greatly reduced (whole and/or in part) because of the color of their skin. In 2009 why is this allowed?
I WELCOME American Families to take the time to speak up about their own experiences. If we can’t “stand up” for our children, regardless of their skin color, to ensure that their RIGHTS are enforced…we have failed as Parents…and as a Society.
I WELCOME the Main Street Media to start an Investigation, State by State or Nationwide, compiling the data concerning the disemation of the White Male in America. This is NOT an “isolated instance”…it is a pattern of actions that is “reinforced” up to the highest powers in this Nation (taking place for decades now)….yet is remains…wrong!
It is NOT “easy” to bring this subject up and put it out on the Internet. However, I have always lived my life NOT by what is “easy”…but what I thought was right. I have based this article on what I have witnessed FIRSTHAND, over 40+ years, and what I see/read/etc….day after day.
Sometimes telling the truth…is not easy and it is not safe and it is not “politically correct”. Before I thought about posting this article I prayed…and I waited for guidance. Afterward I read a passage from one of the GREATEST MEN ever to walk this Earth…Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. His dream, in part (and I am paraphrasing here), was for “all men to be judged by their character…and not by the color of their skin”.
I have read this passage over…and over. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. fought for the rights of those who had, for far too long, been denied. I pray to God that this dream will never die and that ALL Americans will embrace his belief…and live up to his dream even if it involves a White male.
Jeffrey Schrembs, American Citizen