<p>I disagree. It’s racist. Here’s why.</p>
<p>First, it’s aimed at every, single African American in the entering class. This means that every single verse applies to every single AA. That’s what the words say. It’s exactly what they say.</p>
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<p>Boisterous YET desirable? So, all black folks are boisterous? And boisterous is not a good thing, right, because it’s not “boisterous AND desirable” but “boisterous YET desirable.” So, all that boisterousness must be a negative quality, right? Boy, those boisterous black folks. Man, they sure can shuck and jive, can’t they?</p>
<p>I’m going to give them a pass on the desirable thing, which could be interpreted as that old oversexed crap African Americans have lived with since the days of slavery. I’m going to assume they didn’t mean that. But I’m not at all sure.</p>
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<p>So, all the African American freshmen are born into oppression, and all they have to do to be admitted is just to come. Right?</p>
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<p>Oh, yes. Those gospel choirs. Yep. All African Americans just Loooooovvvee to sing that gospel music! Man, I can feel my toe tapping right now.</p>
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<p>So, all those gospel-singing and shuckin’ and jivin’ African American parents can get ALL their children into Tufts just by applying, right? Even with Fs, Ds, and Gs? In fact, because we’re talking about all 52 (ALL 52) students, the all got Fs, Ds, and Gs, right? That’s the logic. There isn’t a single African American who would have been admitted had he/she been white. Right? All 52, remember?</p>
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<p>Yep, all African Americans, or at least these 52, are from the ghetto. That’s where all African Americans are from, right?</p>
<p>You are wrong lolabelle. This doesn’t sound racist. It IS racist. Virulently and disgustingly racist. I’ve seen Nazi propaganda against the Jews that wasn’t this offensive.</p>