Affirmative Action Bake Sale!

[Ripsnort]

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-bake-sale-protest,0,5768770,print.story?coll=sns-ap-nation-headlines

Texas University Shuts Down Bake Sale
   
   
 
   
By Associated Press

September 24, 2003, 11:17 PM EDT

DALLAS -- Southern Methodist University shut down a bake sale Wednesday in which cookies were offered for sale at different prices, depending on the buyer's race or gender.

The sale was organized by the Young Conservatives of Texas, who said it was intended as a protest of affirmative action.

A sign said white males had to pay $1 for a cookie. The price was 75 cents for white women, 50 cents for Hispanics and 25 cents for blacks.

Members of the conservative group said they meant no offense and were only trying to protest the use of race or gender as a factor in college admissions.

Similar sales have been held by College Republican chapters at colleges in at least five other states since February.

A black student filed a complaint with SMU, saying the sale was offensive. SMU officials said they halted the event after 45 minutes because it created a potentially unsafe situation.

"This was not an issue about free speech," Tim Moore, director of the SMU student center, said in a story for Thursday's edition of The Dallas Morning News. "It was really an issue where we had a hostile environment being created."

The sale drew a crowd outside the student center and several students engaged in a shouting match, Moore said.

David C. Rushing, 23, a law student and chairman of Young Conservatives of Texas at SMU and for the state, said the event didn't get out of hand. At most, a dozen students gathered around the table of cookies and Rice Krispies treats, he said.

"We copied what's been done at multiple campuses around the country to illustrate our opinion of affirmative action and how we think it's unfair," he said.

Matt Houston, a 19-year-old sophomore, called the group's price list offensive.

"My reaction was disgust because of the ignorance of some SMU students," said Houston, who is black. "They were arguing that affirmative action was solely based on race. It's not based on race. It's based on bringing a diverse community to a certain organization."

The group sold three cookies during its protest, raising $1.50.

In June, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled universities could use race as a factor in admissions under limited conditions. In Texas, universities had been banned from using race as a factor under a 1996 decision by a lower court.

[Mickey1992]

"My reaction was disgust because of the ignorance of some SMU students," said Houston, who is black. "They were arguing that affirmative action was solely based on race. It's not based on race. It's based on bringing a diverse community to a certain organization."

No, the result of affirmative action is bringing a diverse community to a certain organization.  It is based on race.  

It's odd that someone would be disgusted about the ignorance of some SMU students, and at the same time be disgusted at this bake sale which was apparently bringing affirmative action to the attention of those very same students.

[Eagler]

"My reaction was disgust because of the ignorance of some SMU students," said Houston, who is black. "They were arguing that affirmative action was solely based on race. It's not based on race. ...."

huh?

no it's based on eye color stupid - everyone knows that....

[Mini D]

Hehehe... Those damn republicans... always causing unsafe situations by upsetting democrats.

MiniD

[gofaster]

So what'd they do with the $1.50?

Who bought the cookies?  Three Mexicans?  A redneck and two blacks?  A white woman, a Mexican, and a black?

This is actually kinda fun, like a Sunday morning puzzle...

[SOB]

Shut down?  Hell, the kids should have gotten federal funding for their efforts.

[JBA]

"My reaction was disgust because of the ignorance of some SMU students," said Houston, who is black. "They were arguing that affirmative action was solely based on race. It's not based on race. It's based on bringing a diverse community to a certain organization."


Diversety of what,, ahhh maybe, RACE. moron.

[Wanker]

"They were arguing that affirmative action was solely based on race. It's not based on race. It's based on bringing a diverse community to a certain organization."

Huh? How you can bring a diverse community to a certain organization without basing decisions based on race.

Geez, even I have to line up with conservatives on this issue. Affirmative Action is getting out of hand. I supported the original intention when it was first implemented, but now it's continuing when it's questionable whether it still needs to be.

[Ripsnort]

Originally posted by banana
Huh? How you can bring a diverse community to a certain organization without basing decisions based on race.

Geez, even I have to line up with conservatives on this issue. Affirmative Action is getting out of hand. I supported the original intention when it was first implemented, but now it's continuing when it's questionable whether it still needs to be.

{Hello...this is Marissa...I am a co-worker of the fellow who was logged in here, he's just passed out and I was wondering what you folks did to cause this?}

[Wanker]

Hehe, I told you I am a thinking man, and have strong opinions on different issues that don't necessarily conform to one party or the other.

[Manedew]

exactly ... it's not 1950....  

any racism these days is socialy induced ... not govementaly ... and that's all you can really hope for

[Ripsnort]

Originally posted by banana
... and have strong opinions on different issues that don't necessarily conform to one party or the other.

We need a "thumbs up" smilie.  Ditto.

[Ripsnort]

Floors getting sticky in here, everyones agreeing,...just need Animal to come in and agree and I'll probably die at my desk this minute.

[muckmaw]

Originally posted by Ripsnort
Floors getting sticky in here, everyones agreeing,...just need Animal to come in and agree and I'll probably die at my desk this minute.

Should'nt you be building that Subsonic?

I can't find anything on the Web about that, BTW.

Got any links?

[Sixpence]

I got skuzzied? My post wasn't that bad.