# Jane Elliott, Educator, asks white people if they would like to be treated like a black person?

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**Post date:** [July 1, 2020, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jane-elliott-educator-asks-white-people-if-they-would-like-to-be-treated-like-a-black-person/913927/31 "2020-07-01T21:57:35Z")

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No I cant. I was born in 1965 and most places were integrated by then. I went to school in Texas with black kids.

Lets look at the here and now where yes, many scholarships are set aside for non-whites. What should I tell my son when he looks at scholarships and finds he cant apply because of his skin tone or his gender?

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