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Old 08-01-2012, 07:23 PM
 
Location: In the Redwoods
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As an experiment, I just took a tally of the books/authors on a cart behind me (I'm at work, finishing up my dinner break):

White = 29
Asian = 1
Black = 0
Other (biracial Black/Asian, I believe) = 1

Not exactly a scientific test, but based on that small sample, it looks like my estimate wasn't so far off-base - actually, my guess of 10% was a bit high.
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Old 08-01-2012, 07:35 PM
 
Location: In the Redwoods
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If I wrote a book - I would be a minority author. See my status - I am a minority.
Maybe not in ethnicity (which is really what we're discussing), but yes - in many parts of California, you are practically a unicorn.
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Old 08-01-2012, 07:41 PM
 
Location: Montgomery County, MD
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Right wing stupidity never ceases to amaze me. White people often even would get a minority preference to attend a historically black college but its just most white people do not wish to attend those institutions.
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Old 08-01-2012, 07:43 PM
 
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Right wing stupidity never ceases to amaze me. White people often even would get a minority preference to attend a historically black college but its just most white people do not wish to attend those institutions.
For good reason.
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Old 08-01-2012, 07:47 PM
 
Location: Montgomery County, MD
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For good reason.
Afraid the kids there will mess up your white hood and robe?
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Old 08-01-2012, 07:56 PM
 
Location: Allendale MI
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For good reason.
What would be the reason that whites wouldn't want to go to college with blacks students smart enough to get into a college.
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Old 08-01-2012, 08:44 PM
 
Location: In the Redwoods
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For good reason.
What reason would that be? Some of them are better than others, but certain HBCs offer an education that's equal or greater to many other big/respected colleges.
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Old 08-01-2012, 08:46 PM
 
Location: around racist white people
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Afraid the kids there will mess up your white hood and robe?
They're just trolls, im surprised they never get banned with such a level of hatred towards "the blacks".
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Old 08-01-2012, 08:50 PM
 
Location: Southcentral Kansas
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Right wing stupidity never ceases to amaze me. White people often even would get a minority preference to attend a historically black college but its just most white people do not wish to attend those institutions.
Hardy har har har har.
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Old 08-01-2012, 08:54 PM
 
Location: Lower east side of Toronto
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There are black universities because - blacks are still playing the victim card- and whites are still suffering from white guilt. Long after the victim is no longer the victim and long after all guilt should be gone- it habitually continues....and the idea has instituted itself - and become the norm- when it is not normal- It is a racist concept...There should not be racist institutions...segregation should be over....It is just a bad old habit that no one thinks about- Like an addicted smoker- does not even remember lighting up the last one
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