Scholarship for Whites only

[mrsleeve]

Given to a deserving all be it goofy looking white guy in tx. Its only 500 bucks, but still wonder how the usual group of "activists" are going to take this :)

Oh did I mention the guy that is the VP for this fund is a black dude??

http://www.myfoxdfw.com/dpp/news/070111-North-Texan-Wins-White-Man-Scholarship

Brendan Baird is studying to become a physician's assistant, and a check for $500 will help pay the way.
To win it, he had to demonstrate a high GPA, community service, sports ability and financial need. But what sealed the deal is the fact that he is a white man.

"If anyone wants to say it's an issue of color, it's the color of green," said Baird. "And we all need it."

The award was presented by a group called the Former Majority Association for Equality. Its president, Colby Bohannon, says he has been called a racist and compared to the KKK.

"We're not racists. We have no agenda for bigotry," said Bohannon. "We're not trying to take away anything from any other group. We're just trying to help poor, Caucasian males afford college."

The group's vice-president, Marcus Carter, is black. There are also two women, and an Hispanic man on its board.

"Right now everybody else has their own specific scholarship: Minorities, left-handed people, people who like the color green," said Carter. "I don't feel the animosity of helping this group."

But is there really a need for a white-male-only scholarship?

Critics say while some funding programs are geared toward specific genders or races, others are need-based. One of the state's largest, the Texas Grant Program, is geared toward low-income students.

Over the past decade, the program has spent about $2 billion on 310,000.

Bohannan, meanwhile, says he plans to expand his scholarshp fund to $25,000 for another 5,000 recipients who may need the money.

Read more on myFOXdfw.com: http://www.myfoxdfw.com/dpp/news/070...#ixzz1R3qQWoMN

Discuss

[Wiglaf]

Seems like flame-bait, but I'm glad someone is stepping up. All these minority only help programs hurt the whole equality thing more than they help.
Anyone who steps up against this is just highlighting themselves as a hypocrite.

[mrsleeve]

Seems like flame-bait, but I'm glad someone is stepping up. All these minority only help programs hurt the whole equality thing more than they help.
Anyone who steps up against this is just highlighting themselves as a hypocrite.

winnar on the 1st reply

[cale]

How many programs are available to minorities only, I can think of several in my area alone. Why is it that when a black individual is proud to be black he is respected for it, but when a white person is they are instantly labelled a racist?

[mrsleeve]

^
Affirmative action, and what every you have in Canada that has the same goals

[Click]

There's countless scholarships for women and minorites in these parts. Its tough finding a scholarship that a white male can apply for...

[e30e]

Good for the white guy!

[immajackuup]

no Scholarship for asian.

[Dozyproductions]

When I was looking for scholarships I found one for almost every race and for a lot of different nationalities. Everyone can get one so whats the big deal with this story?

[mrsleeve]

When I was looking for scholarships I found one for almost every race and for a lot of different nationalities. Everyone can get one so whats the big deal with this story?

Right this is the point of it all, sadly this is not how the more vocal spokesmen of all those "victims" will see it.

[deutschman]

there are scholarships for every other skin color out there that whites can not get so why cant we have one?
you just need to be a bit smarter about it and word it differently like "college scholarship funds for those of Saxon heritage" or something.

[Pac1373]

How many programs are available to minorities only, I can think of several in my area alone. Why is it that when a black individual is proud to be black he is respected for it, but when a white person is they are instantly labelled a racist?

My wife and I were discussing this only yesterday, I don't do well with Hipocracy, so my stance is, Why can't I be proud of my heritage without being labled a racist? (me Whitey)
thus far I have never heard an answer that is coherent or intelligent, I am just sort of supposed to sort of know why being proud of ones race is only bad when you are white...

try explaining this to your kids.

[z31maniac]

Its tough finding a scholarship that a white male can apply for...

No, it's not. At all. Please don't post if you have nothing to contribute.


I'm in the "equal rights means equal responsibility" camp. UNfortunately, most people want it both ways, whilst ignoring that programs like AA are institutionalized racism.

[NKRoberts]

No, it's not. At all. Please don't post if you have nothing to contribute.


I'm in the "equal rights means equal responsibility" camp. UNfortunately, most people want it both ways, whilst ignoring that programs like AA are institutionalized racism.

There are scholarships that white males can apply for but how many scholarships are "Hispanic only" "African-American only" "Female only".
Besides the scholarship mentioned above I don't know of any scholarships for white males only or even white only. Please correct me if i am wrong.

[blocke]

There are scholarships that white males can apply for but how many scholarships are "Hispanic only" "African-American only" "Female only".
Besides the scholarship mentioned above I don't know of any scholarships for white males only or even white only. Please correct me if i am wrong.

Sure there are. They advertise them on W.E.T all the time. ;)