<p>What BYU students know about black people</p>
<p>[Video:</a> This Is So Disturbing And Ignorant: What BYU Students Know About Black People!](<a href=“http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshh6KGUkMs9TUGZ8WcS]Video:”>This Is So Disturbing And Ignorant: What BYU Students Know About Black People!)</p>
<p>Haha 10char</p>
<p>I wouldn’t necessarily pin it all on BYU. Sadly, I can guarantee the majority of the population would not be able to answer those questions either. Although different in context, I recall reading an article in which 75% of Oklahoma HS Seniors couldn’t name the first president. When asked 10 questions drawn from the US Citizenship test only about 3% passed. </p>
<p>Just highlights the problems with the education system. I personally believe it’s built on regurgitating facts as opposed to actively discussing and being engaged. I find it extremely sad and disappointing a HS senior does not know who the first president was or any facts about our constitution, etc etc. What’s even more sad is many of them are not concerned because of their attitudes. If it doesn’t affect them in their wealth or social circle then why should they care? </p>
<p>Anyways, either way deeply troubling.</p>
<p>i put it on BYU as well because they are allowing this to circulate and be viral and represent them…</p>
<p>True but it’s an independent video. Not as if BYU commissioned the video. Anyone can go to a campus and select a few ignorant students then upload the video to WorldStarHipHop.</p>
<p>I’m not debating these students are ignorant. Just saying not representative of BYU.</p>
<p>I saw a video where these kids went to Berkeley. They asked this girl what would you do to eliminate the national debt and she said something to the extent: “Raise corporate taxes. The US is the least taxed country in the world…”</p>
<p>Asked other people. “Tax the rich. Uh because they have more money so if they spend a little more then it wouldn’t hurt them.”</p>
<p>One, the US has one of the highest corporate tax rates in the world. And if you feel you should tax the rich well I would hope a student at Berkeley would be able to articulate his reasoning more efficiently. It’s unfair for me to categorize all the Berkeley students as “ignorant.”</p>
<p>Like I said, I’m not arguing with you on the subject. Yes the kids on the video are ignorant whether deliberately or not. However, I believe it’s unfair to blame BYU.</p>
<p>“50 cents? I dunno”… LMAO</p>
<p>People are still feeling weird saying Black. Happens usually with people who didn’t grow up around blacks. </p>
<p>Not that I condone disregarding our country’s history, but I do understand that a lot of it is easy to forget. There are things I’d be ashamed to say I don’t know of. You just forget it over time.</p>
<p>UC had their fair share of ignorant student’s</p>
<p>Pretty funny. But honestly, not everyone really know or care about the black history.</p>
<p>That was kinda funny…but I would never go on video and say those things. 50 cent LMAO!!</p>
<p>so Mormons don’t know much about black people. I’m sure black people don’t know much about Mormons either.</p>
<p>so its a mutual conflict, okay. mormons sure did help a great amount in shaping early america.</p>
<p>^^ I was kidding but it’s probablly true. Im not saying black people didn’t make our country what it is today, they did! I’m a history major I know a lot about the slave trade and everything. I’m just saying culture has a lot to do with it. and not everyone can remember what they learned in high school junior year history class. if you don’t use it, you lose it. and that’s probably why they don’t know much.</p>
<p>and this is off topic but I bet if you asked them about ANY random white person from history, like who is Paul revere, they wouldn’t know. </p>
<p>p.s. its the guy who said “the british are coming!” lol.</p>
<p>does anyone remember the ching tong ling long girl from UCLA Political Science? You’d have to be insane to think that UC students aren’t just as ignorant as those BYU kids. I think a lot of you would-be UC students have a overhyped expectation of UC students; as a current UCSB student, I can attest to the fact that UC students can be totally ignorant.</p>
<p>I don’t understand how this has anything to do with UC transfer students.
You’re stupid.</p>
<p>@mmsiphone. How is it over at UCSB?</p>
<p>@mmsiphone</p>
<p>As another UCSB student, agreed.</p>
<p>UCSB is a good school. The honest truth is that if you are the kind of person who THINKS they will have fun at UCSB, you will. Most of the stereotypes are accurate. However, if you feel like you are more into intellect than partying, it might not be the right place for you</p>
<p>@RoysGoin2College, no…you are, do you not see “off topic”? byu vs uc, me saying be more adept than byu, don’t be caught off guard, etc.</p>
<p>uchappytrain, you seem to be taking this personal so I’m not gonna go back & forth with you. I’m sensing some prejudice.</p>
<p>I’m a student tagged with UCSB, but having second thoughts. I’m not looking for a super intellectual studying, but I would like to focus on my academic first but wouldn’t mind the occasional going out weekend nights. You think that’s possible? Or will majority of the students there only look forward to Thursday to get drunk? Are you in any clubs? and etc.</p>