I will never forget when I was in my Masters of Education program at UC Santa Cruz 16 years ago. I was talking with my classmates about our undergrad GPAs, and it turned out I had the lowest, 3.2. (I had actually dropped out of my undergrad university at one point and failed some courses, which brought my GPA down) But despite that, I was easily accepted into this highly competitive program.
Then my white male classmate immediately said, “Oh, you must have been admitted because you’re a black woman.”
At the time, I was so insulted. (I was still left-leaning then and just starting to wake up, thanks common core and Obama!) But looking back now, my white classmate was probably right. I most likely took the spot of someone more qualified simply because of the color of my skin. That is systemic racism. And the reality is, when someone is admitted into a college based on race instead of merit, they often struggle because it isn’t an academic match. It’s why woke black women brag that “they are the most educated” when in fact, they are the most ENROLLED. Their drop out rate is much higher than other races! Race based preferences hurt everyone.
By God’s grace, I got through the program and earned my Master’s with a 4.0, but it was torture. I would have been much happier in a program that was a better academic fit. That experience is one of the many reasons I’m now vehemently against DEI policies. That young man had every right to feel somewhat resentful, he had to meet a higher standard because of his skin color. I would never want to be seen as someone who only got a seat at the table because I’m black. I want to earn it through my own hard work and intelligence, not because of racial quotas.
Joe Biden made race the deciding factor in choosing a VP and a Supreme Court Justice, two of the most important positions in the U.S. government. That’s insane! And why did it HAVE to be a black woman? Why not Asian or Indian? There hasn’t been a single one, male or female! I guess because picking a “black woman” gives you the most “woke points” This pandering, this black idolatry—it’s exhausting and only causing America to move backward, not forward.
I’m glad President Trump is putting a stop to all this racial preference nonsense. Sure there are a few bigots out there who may avoid certain colors of skin but at least it isn’t our tax payer funded public institutions!
1 Samuel 16:7 “…For the LORD does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”
Kali Fontanilla
Rant about systemic racism 👇🏽
I will never forget when I was in my Masters of Education program at UC Santa Cruz 16 years ago. I was talking with my classmates about our undergrad GPAs, and it turned out I had the lowest, 3.2. (I had actually dropped out of my undergrad university at one point and failed some courses, which brought my GPA down) But despite that, I was easily accepted into this highly competitive program.
Then my white male classmate immediately said, “Oh, you must have been admitted because you’re a black woman.”
At the time, I was so insulted. (I was still left-leaning then and just starting to wake up, thanks common core and Obama!) But looking back now, my white classmate was probably right. I most likely took the spot of someone more qualified simply because of the color of my skin. That is systemic racism. And the reality is, when someone is admitted into a college based on race instead of merit, they often struggle because it isn’t an academic match. It’s why woke black women brag that “they are the most educated” when in fact, they are the most ENROLLED. Their drop out rate is much higher than other races! Race based preferences hurt everyone.
By God’s grace, I got through the program and earned my Master’s with a 4.0, but it was torture. I would have been much happier in a program that was a better academic fit. That experience is one of the many reasons I’m now vehemently against DEI policies. That young man had every right to feel somewhat resentful, he had to meet a higher standard because of his skin color. I would never want to be seen as someone who only got a seat at the table because I’m black. I want to earn it through my own hard work and intelligence, not because of racial quotas.
Joe Biden made race the deciding factor in choosing a VP and a Supreme Court Justice, two of the most important positions in the U.S. government. That’s insane! And why did it HAVE to be a black woman? Why not Asian or Indian? There hasn’t been a single one, male or female! I guess because picking a “black woman” gives you the most “woke points” This pandering, this black idolatry—it’s exhausting and only causing America to move backward, not forward.
I’m glad President Trump is putting a stop to all this racial preference nonsense. Sure there are a few bigots out there who may avoid certain colors of skin but at least it isn’t our tax payer funded public institutions!
1 Samuel 16:7
“…For the LORD does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”
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