In Feb. 2004, students from the College Republicans at Roger Williams University created a “whites only” scholarship fund. Despite the existence of similar scholarships available exclusively for blacks, Hispanics, Jews, etc., the “whites only” scholarship was vilified in the media – yet another example of how racial pride is verboten for whites but encouraged for “minorities.”
The creators of the white scholarship intended it to be a “parody” of similar programs offered to non-whites. Their intention was to challenge an absurdity (affirmative action and minority scholarships) with another “absurdity” (a “whites only” fund). Despite this, the College Rep. president Jason Mattera said he received donations and pledges in the thousands for future whites-only scholarships.
Nevertheless, the actions of the students responsible for the whites-only fund were swiftly dealt with by enforcers of political correctness. Republican Chairperson Ed Gillespie suspended the Roger Williams University College Republicans’ right to use the symbols of the Republican Party. He severed all ties to the RWUCR and fired a missive condemning the scholarship as, “contrary to the principles of the party I proudly chair."
Additionally, university provost Ed Kavanagh fired off a statement distancing the school from the scholarship.
The recipient of the award, Adam Noska, was demonized on campus. The pressure he received from other students and faculty members prompted him to donate the money to a local charity.
Boston’s NAACP Leonard Alkings remarked about white-only programs, “These kinds of scholarships put together for disingenuous purposes tend to incite racism, bigotry and hatred.” Bear in mind that the mission statement of the overwhelmingly black Howard University states, “Particular emphasis is placed upon providing educational opportunities for African-American men and women and for other historically disenfranchised groups.” In other words, programs designed to boost non-white achievement are laudable, while programs intended to help whites are reprehensible.
The racial double-standard has rarely been so obvious.
Affirmative Action for whites is already in place and is extremely efficient and powerful. It’s called “the status quo.”
Taking affirmative action to address such institutionalized imbalances does not constitute special treatment; it’s a sincere and necessary attempt to address and counteract existing special treatment.
The irritating whine of people like Salvador who are loath to relinquish their historical advantages in the name of balance and equality only reflects badly on themselves.
It is especially unfair that whites should not have special scholarships, since Salvador clearly believes they are racially superior to all other human beings:
If you go to the link I found (see hint above) the original poster was offering a STORMFRONT SCHOLARSHIP. Salvador conveniently left that off his post here, but it was the line immediately after the one you quoted, coincidentially…
**Defend white supremacy! I dare you! (LINK to Straightdope Board) **
Thought some you might be interested in this challenge from your friends at the StraightDope Board. A poster that goes by the moniker “BrainGlutton” posted this -
“…Are you a white supremacist, or a “white-pride” activist, or any kind of “racialist”? Are you a member of, or in any way sympathetic to, the Southern Party or the Southern Independence Party, any Klan organization, any Christian Identity church, any Skinhead organization, any Nazi or other racist-fascist party, or any racist militia organization? If so, please tell us why. What is it about nonwhites that you find objectionable? What reason do you have for thinking that they are inferior to whites in some way, or so different that they cannot live among whites in a healthy society? Why do you think it is important to preserve racial “purity”? Please try to explain all these things in terms that even people raised with very different values and attitudes can understand. Please try to answer without using any impolite racial epithets that might give the mods an excuse to ban you.”
