A Particularly Cheap White Wine- Wise: Talking Point #6

"According to a national study by the General Accounting Office, less than four percent of scholarship money in the U. S. is represented by awards that consider race as a factor at all, while only 0.25 percent (that's one quarter of one percent for the math challenged) of all undergrad scholarship dollars come from awards that are restricted to persons of color alone (1). "
    When I first saw this quote, I was in complete shock to look at the percentage. It makes me sad that we still have this racial thing going on thinking that the whites are better than anyone else. White people automatically get scholarships before black people do. I feel like our world still lives in this old fashion mentality, to the point where people need to face equality. It bothers me to the point where it comes to scholarships. Scholarships is about the grades and education of the person, it should not be based on the color of that person.


"Additionally, to suggest that race-based scholarships are some unique and illegitimate break with an otherwise meritocratic system is preposterous. Fact is, there are plenty of scholarships that 
have nothing to do with merit per se, but about which conservatives say nothing: scholarships for people who are left-handed, or kids whose parents sell Tupperware, or the children of horse-
breeders, or descendants of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, among many thousands of such awards (3). "
   I personally knew that there were these types of scholarships before, but I just think that it's interesting how they come up with these types of scholarships. Honestly, what is the point on having a scholarship for being left handed? Whatever happened on receiving scholarships for academics and studies? I just think that it's interesting how we live in a world that to me is giving out free money to pay for a tuition to go to school. The purpose of a scholarship is to earn money for what you deserve because of school. I mean if I could, I could apply for a left handed scholarship since I'm left handed.

"In effect, these are not scholarships based on race, but rather, scholarships based on a recognition of racism and how racism has shaped the opportunity structure in the U. S. Because race has
been the basis for oppression, and continues to play such a large role in one's life chances, it is perfectly legitimate to then offer scholarships on the basis of that category which has triggered the
oppression. If people of color have been denied opportunity because of their race, then why is it so hard to understand the validity of remedying that denial, and its modern day effects, by also

making reference to their race? After all, that was the source of the injury, so why shouldn't it also be the source of the solution?"

    Honestly, I find this 100% discrimination. Scholarships are suppose to be based by how well you do in school, not by the color of your skin. I feel bad for the black people because they can't really do nothing about it. I feel like society will never  change. It's always something that has to relate to discrimination. I don't understand why America and our government can be equal, and just have equality to both sides. African people need more of the scholarships than us because of the poverty, and the cost of the education.