Douchebag Decree: FMAE's Scholarships for White Men Only

<p>If they want to only offer support to people exactly like themselves they need to be more specific. The Former Majority Association for Equality needs to add a <strong>B</strong>. For <strong>Busted</strong>. <em>Ugly is as ugly does.</em></p>

I think the main point here should be that "exclusive" scholarships for women and for other races do not actually exclude anyone. A "Black Female Only" scholarship can and has been awarded to anyone of any gender and any race. They merely use the idea of an "exclusive" scholarship to draw in applicants of that demographic. As any preference given to one race is inevitably racist (the same goes with sexism) these institutions these men are fighting against do NOT give preference. It isn't about how white men whine about their "hard lives", it's about how THESE white men are idiots.

As a white man I felt a need to clarify that I do not feel I need a scholarship just for my demographic (I get those for being intelligent and poor).

I just wanted to say that I'm prone to agreeing with some of the other commenters here. Although they are going about this in completely the wrong way, poor white Americans are grossly underrepresented, who do tend to get shafted from the scholarship/financial aid perspective because the don't belong to an ethnic minority. After all, isn't the assumption that all white men can afford college is just as racist?

Who says they are entitled to that place in school or that money anyway? I beseech them to consider that maybe they aren't getting those scholarships/loans because someone else deserves them more, and that financial institutions would rather place their bets on someone more likely to pay it back.

Also don't call yourself "Former Majority" anything and expect us not to see through that very thin veil of contempt.

Well, I can honestly say that I am extremely disappointed in the so-called "woman" who wrote this. You obviously have no connection with the real world, sweetheart. I have always believed myself to be an objective participant in society and have no hard feelings (wish I could say the same for you) against anyone, regardless of color or sexual orientation. However, I do have some feelings of aggression toward boneheads like you. That label can go with any color, by the way. How dare you make assumptions about these people when you yourself have pre-conceived notions regarding their mission? This is the kind of ideological bullshit they are fighting - talk about a douche bag - you couldn't be more accurate and apparently were looking in the mirror when you chose this moniker.

I will give you a very real world description of the reason these young men have the right idea. My husband, a very hard working gentleman, went to apply for a job locally. Although highly qualified, he was told they could not hire him because he wasn't a 'person of color'. Shame on anyone who hires based on color instead of qualifications. This is wrong no matter how you slice it, and no matter how many socially slanted studies are performed. The fact of the matter is that none of us owes the other anything except giving of ourselves and being responsible members of society. Having said that, it is extremely clear to me and other Americans that there are certain groups who have received more than their share of allowances. How long is long enough for generations of Americans, who had nothing to do with slavery and holding women back, to make it up to those groups? How long are we going to fool ourselves into believing that we (white people) are going to be beholden to these groups for the rest of our lives and our children's lives? I say it is high time that people realized that there has been a total switch in polarity here? There is absolutely nothing wrong with having a scholarship for underprivileged white males. If it were specifically for blacks or hispanics there would be nothing but slaps on the back and celebration.

didn't read the entire article since it was a middle of the road type comentary but i did notice two things on what i did read. First while they might have scholerships that aren't race specific, try getting one if you're a white male. Second is you quoted the Texas census, any census only takes into account those who respond. it will in most cases not be anyone here illegally, or in other cases; so there's no way its accurate. However, your article does point out how stacked the deck is towards white guys these days by pointing out the fact that out of all the help our young can get in getting a college education, its not there for white guys but is for everyone else.

i think these guys have a valid point. i am a young white male trying to get into college, and i have very little money. i am applying for scholarships but most of them only apply to women or people of other specific races. i am not racist at all but if these guys want to start a scholarship organization for just one race then so be it. the NAACP does the same thing for colored people.