Affirmative Action.

I'm currently looking at a picture of the young white male student who wrote the piece against affirmative action. His article is entitled Affirmative action: racist by nature. 

To be honest, I'm not exactly sure how I should feel. For starters, I think I "hate" this kid. He's been a white male his whole life, and the amount of privilege attached to that is priceless. How can this kid be harping about how bad affirmative action is at such a high place of privilege? Then I read his article a little further where he mentions poor whites, and questioning why they are not treating in the same way as minority students. That makes sense so maybe I don't "hate" him. I'm just unsure about him. 

Then I go back to thinking about what we've said about racism in class. African Americans could never have enough power to actually use racism against white; therefore, you can't really be "racist" against white people, meaning affirmative action isn't being racist.

In addition, I think about how just 50 years ago, blacks and other minorities were being discriminated against because of the color of their skin. Times were bad then, and to be frank, have they really gotten any better?

yes, there are now laws protecting minorities agasint discrimination, and society has more or less become more accepting, but not everything is as picturesque as people would like one another to people. racism still exists.

i.e. Trayvon Martin.

The first comment on the Daily Texan Page is by "Educated Black Man." He goes on and on about how successful he has been, and how he wants to be looked at as an equal, and how he feels equal in society.

I understand what he's saying. For a long time, race was of little importance to me. Being biracial, people have always been just people to me. I don't judge people by the color of their skin, but rather what's on the inside. I to though of myself as equal, and didn't want special perks of privileges because of the color of my skin. 

Now, I can't afford to think that way.

As much as I would love for that to be the case, I can't think and accept that until society thinks and accepts that. 

To society I am a minority female. the end.

I am not white. I am not a man.

I can no longer pretend that oppression against me doesn't exist, and that I am equal. 

Yes, I understand that I am a lot well of than other minorities, but when it comes down to it I'm not equal to a white heterosexual male, and sadly, I don't think I'll ever be.

That's why laws like affirmative action are there. It helps add diversity, it helps minorities be represented. It helps struggling minorities achieve greater heights. It leads people on a path to lower maafa and higher authenticity. It's giving people an opportunity to excel in life because sometimes life doesn't give you the best cards.

Until people are truly and solely judged by the content of the hearts, laws like affirmative action should be enforced.