links for 2007-10-05
- “the various myths about affirmative action, such as the idea of hordes of unqualified minorities getting access to jobs and education they don’t deserve is actually more accurately applied to privileged white students.”
- ” A Filipino American woman is suing clothing chain H&M on allegations of anti-Asian and sexual harrassment…employees called her a “mail-order bride” and made fun of her ability to understand English”(tags: asianamerican racism)
- “it is clear that she has a cognitive disability. While I would not say, she cannot consent to have her name released, I do worry that her disability may make it difficult for her to understand what could happen to her”
- “A group of students at a Washington high school for the deaf scrawled “KKK” and swastikas on a black student’s body with a marker while holding him against his will, police said Wednesday.”
- “about 15 percent of freshmen enrolled at America’s highly selective colleges are white teens who failed to meet their institutions’ minimum admissions standards.”
- “As part of their Hispanic Heritage Month (puke) coverage, Uncovering America, CNN has decided to hold up disgraced former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales as an example. An example of what, I’m not so clear on.”
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