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Too Much Government? Affirmative Action Bake Sale at Purdue
Students belonging to the Purdue University chapter of the Conservative Coalition for American Values held an unusual type of bake sale on February 25, 2009. In an attempt to illustrate how universities use quotas to favor minorities over Caucasians during recruitment, baked goods were priced based on the ethnicity of the buyer. Asian males were charged the most, while Caucasian males paid a little more than Caucasian females. African-Americans and Hispanics were charged less, and Native Americans walked off with free goods.
The point? Don't hire faculty and admit students based on skin tone. Make judgments based on character and qualifications. Brian Whittaker, president of the CCAV, is quoted as saying, "What ever happened to Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream that people not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character?” Says one coalition student, "The American way is we are all supposed to be the same...we all have the same opportunity." He believes that if we are all equal we should all be treated the same way. Thus the illustration.
The students seem to have pulled off the event peacefully.
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Margaret Dodd
Aurora, Illinois, United States



Most RecentMost Recommended Comments (4)
at 23:00 on March 2nd, 2009
Esta.. That is excellent. Absolutely politically incorrect. Yes, one generation and a half of AA and when does it end?
It was one thing when it was used to make up for discrimination of people who still worked in the particular company, but now you can emigrate to the US from Spain and use your Latin name to get Affirmative Action consideration.
I don't get that one.
Another one we had in San Francisco was the hiring of people to work in City Hall who barely spoke English. But, they got EXTRA money because they spoke a second language. You couldn't understand their English, though.
at 17:59 on March 4th, 2009
White privilege is alive and well. Please don't close your minds to the possibility that race/ethnicity are not "moot". This is a convenient perspective for White Americans (just as it is convenient for many to spin the words of Dr. King).
I'm not saying AA is perfect and I'm not judging you. Just keep your minds open. Here's a great piece from White femenist Peggy McIntosh. Please check it out.
http://mmcisaac.faculty.asu.edu/emc598ge/Unpacking.html
Best to you both,
pj
at 14:48 on March 13th, 2009
If you paid attention, it is anti-white privilege that is alive and well. Please explain how that is convenient for White Americans.
at 17:34 on March 14th, 2009
I believe the point is that if we all want to be equal we have to act equal. We should earn, not expect, privileges and respect.