TakingITGlobal - Panorama - Double Standards

Published on: Dec 27, 2002

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Type: Opinions

https://www.tigweb.org/express/panorama/article.html?ContentID=882

Martin Luther King Jr. once dreamed that his children would not be judged by the color of their skin. Although we have come far towards equality, this is not yet the case. They will be judged by the color of their skin. I am white, but so will I. How do I know this? College admissions. There is a question, a dot to fill in on the scantron, about your ethnicity. Why? If we are striving for equality, why do they need to know? The answer, is that so they can continue to discriminate. In some cases, the old stereotypes are likely followed. In others, the opposite it true, as colleges attempt to boost their percentages of minority students. I propose that ethnicity needs to be completely removed from applications. In a society where people are considered equals regardless of skin color, there can be no place for considering it when deciding who gets a spot at a college. Very few people can hear this information and not make some sort of judgement on it, so they should not know this information. Also, in the matter of racial equality. There is a double standard regarding the media. For example, BET, Ebony magazine, and Hispanic magazine. If a WET, Ivory magazine, or Caucasian magazine were to be created, many people would be extrememely upset and call the these media outputs racist. Yet no one says the same of BET. I think it is wonderful when all people can find a television station or magazine that caters to their interests. I do not think that it is wonderful however that their is this distinction made regarding ethnicity. Minority groups do not want to be excluded,and in their strides towards equality, have excluded those outside their groups.
Also, religiously there is a double standard against Christians

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by Lindsay Smith
Published on: Dec 27, 2002
Topic:
Type: Opinions
https://www.tigweb.org/express/panorama/article.html?ContentID=882


Martin Luther King Jr. once dreamed that his children would not be judged by the color of their skin. Although we have come far towards equality, this is not yet the case. They will be judged by the color of their skin. I am white, but so will I. How do I know this? College admissions. There is a question, a dot to fill in on the scantron, about your ethnicity. Why? If we are striving for equality, why do they need to know? The answer, is that so they can continue to discriminate. In some cases, the old stereotypes are likely followed. In others, the opposite it true, as colleges attempt to boost their percentages of minority students. I propose that ethnicity needs to be completely removed from applications. In a society where people are considered equals regardless of skin color, there can be no place for considering it when deciding who gets a spot at a college. Very few people can hear this information and not make some sort of judgement on it, so they should not know this information. Also, in the matter of racial equality. There is a double standard regarding the media. For example, BET, Ebony magazine, and Hispanic magazine. If a WET, Ivory magazine, or Caucasian magazine were to be created, many people would be extrememely upset and call the these media outputs racist. Yet no one says the same of BET. I think it is wonderful when all people can find a television station or magazine that caters to their interests. I do not think that it is wonderful however that their is this distinction made regarding ethnicity. Minority groups do not want to be excluded,and in their strides towards equality, have excluded those outside their groups. Also, religiously there is a double standard against Christians « return.