<p>I don’t see your point. He’s a success. I can’t complain. There are other examples, one of my favorites is Thelton Henderson. Google him.</p>
<p>But either way, the reality is that the number of African-Americans in college is disturbingly disproportianately low (even in places with AA). If you really want a lot of good role models for the black community, you are going to need more African-Americans in college.</p>
<p>If you put sub part blacks in college through AA you aren’t getting anywhere.</p>
<p>It also gives every black person in college the stigma of “Oh, he’s just here because of AA” - whether it is true or not.</p>
<p>“sub par blacks” Wow… ok.</p>
<p>Just a refresher, AA isn’t putting stupid people into college. Generally it is applying to people who would probably have a decent-good chance of getting into the school anyways, it just ads a little.</p>
<p>Its not like the race you are is more important than your SAT scores (yes, I know you could probably name one college that has/had a ridiculous AA policy, but I am talking about IN GENERAL).</p>
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<p>So you are saying we shouldn’t help the black community because there are some racist bigots out there?</p>
<p>According to TS, AA favors rich, not poor blacks.</p>
<p>What is TS?</p>
<p>Thomas Sowell.</p>
<p>Ok… well, as I stated earlier in the thread, I prefer a combination of race based and socio-economics based. As in, I want the kids in the ghettos to get this, but not wealthy African-Americans.</p>
<p>What about poor whites? Should they get the same amount of assistance as poor blacks? Poor Asians?</p>
<p>It needs to come from within. There are MANY successful blacks, many of whom came from difficult circumstances. Some do give back to their former communities, and are role models, where are the rest of them?</p>
<p>Some are writing prejudicial statements for the Seattle school system, apparently, and generating a backlash.</p>
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<p>Poor whites don’t need new role models. Poor Asians do, there is a lot of gang violence in the Asian community.</p>
<p>“What about poor whites? Should they get the same amount of assistance as poor blacks? Poor Asians?”</p>
<p>Yes.</p>
<p>“Poor whites don’t need new role models. Poor Asians do, there is a lot of gang violence in the Asian community.”</p>
<p>Please go see how poor whites live before you generalize about their lives. They desperately need help. Who do you think these great role models are for children? And how can you draw such distinctions?</p>
<p>I never said poor whites don’t need help. They do, they need economic assistance. They need a strong welfare system.</p>
<p>I’m simply saying that what they don’t need is role models. The poor white community is not plauged by gang violence.</p>
<p>“I’m simply saying that what they don’t need is role models. That poor white community is plauged by gang violence.”</p>
<p>I think you have another typo here, but perhaps you can enumenrate more about these universal role models?</p>
<p>Yeah, typo.</p>
<p>I didn’t bring them up, neversomethingorother did.</p>
<p>“Poor whites don’t need new role models. Poor Asians do, there is a lot of gang violence in the Asian community.”</p>
<p>This was your post.</p>
<p>Yeah, I know. If you’ll notice though, I wasn’t using role models as part of my arguments until they were brought up by someone else who thinks that the problems plauging minority communities can be fixed with role models.</p>
<p>ChuckNorris: I am offended by the word ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ whether any person of any ethnicity says it although I’m just one person out of a number of African-Americans. My point is that there are some African-Americans that are offended by the “n-word” even though there aren’t that many.</p>
<p>neverborn: I agree (Wow, a first!). African-Americans do need a change of role-models. IMO, it is better to follow the path of an African-American whom has received a degree and has taken advantage of the plethora of opportunities thrown at him instead of a rapper who idolizes the gangster-style of living, etc.</p>