Is a whites only scholarship fair? Other races have them, is that fair?

The President of the College Republicans at Boston University is offering a scholarship that is for whites only.

Before you call such a scholarship racist, please take into consideration that there are scholarships that are only available to non-whites. Are those scholarships also racist?

Supposedly, the white scholarship was created to show  "how ridiculous it is to have any sort of racially based scholarship."

"We believe that racial preferences in all their forms are perhaps the worst form of bigotry confronting America today," stated Joe Mroszczyk, president of the College Republicans at Boston University.

Consequently, the College Republicans are offering "a $250 Caucasian Achievement and Recognition Scholarship. Applicants must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.2 or higher; they must write two essays; and, here's the kicker, they must be at least one-quarter Caucasian."

Others don't like the idea.

"We have to look at the situation honestly," said David Coreas, the 21-year-old senior who is president of the Latino fraternity Phi Iota Alpha at BU. "Caucasians tend to have a higher per capita income than Latinos and other minorities. We have to have scholarships to survive."

Now I'm white, so let's get that on the table. 

Anyway, I once heard Jessie Jackson give a speech about poverty in America and he stated that there are more white people whom live below the poverty line than all minorities combined.

Hmmm. So, honestly, poor white people should be discriminated against because some white people are extremely rich?

While I understand the 'level the playing field' argument, I think making a statement such as "We have to have scholarships to survive" demonstrates the hypocrisy and ignorance of many whom support affirmative action.

The facts are clear. Honestly, there are MORE poor white people that need scholarships to "survive" than there are minorities that need scholarships to "survive".

To disregard that fact due to race is, well, racist.

Rate affirmative action. Rate a whites only scholarship. Is one more racist than the other? Add your comments below.

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