Bill Gates: White kids not eligible for my scholarships

digme · 01-02-2010 03:19PM #1

http://www.gmsp.org

on the front page.

Who’s Eligible?

Students are eligible to be considered for a GMS scholarship if they:

* Are African American, American Indian/Alaska Native*, Asian Pacific Islander American** or Hispanic American
* Are a citizen, national or legal permanent resident of the United States
* Have attained a cumulative high school GPA of 3.3 on an unweighted 4.0 scale or have earned a GED
* Will be enrolling for the first time at a U.S. accredited*** college or university as a full-time, degree-seeking, first-year student in the fall 2010
* Have demonstrated leadership abilities through participation in community service, extracurricular, or other activities
* Meet the Federal Pell Grant eligibility criteria
* Have completed and submitted all three required forms (Nominee Personal Information Form, Nominator Form, and Recommender Form) by the deadline

SubrbanOblivion · 01-02-2010 03:21PM

He's trying to target the poorest demographic, but it does seem a bit racist.

Burning Eclipse · 01-02-2010 03:21PM

What's so wrong with wanting to help minorities who have historically never had as big a slice of the pie as white Americans?

WindSock · 01-02-2010 03:22PM

digme wrote: »

Who’s Eligible?

Ethnic groups who are usually at an extreme disadvantage in American society?

PeakOutput · 01-02-2010 03:24PM

non issue

magma69 · 01-02-2010 03:24PM

WindSock wrote: »

Ethnic groups who are usually at an extreme disadvantage in American society?

There are white people who are at an extreme disadvantage in society also. Just because there is a lesser percentage of white people at a disadvantage it makes it okay to exclude these people? The requirements should not be race related but rather situation related (financial, family etc.) Classic reverse racism.

markok84 · 01-02-2010 03:25PM

I hear if you took all his money and turned it into 1 dollar bills and stacked them they'd reach the moon.

Mike 1972 · 01-02-2010 03:25PM

digme wrote: »

African American,

Is (for example) a White South African who moves to the US and becomes a citizen (along with the decendents therof) considered to be an "African American" ?

WindSock wrote: »

Ethnic groups who are usually at an extreme disadvantage in American society?

American society has (historically and currently) experienced severe problems due to (institutional and individual) racism.

The solution -more racism ?

Cuddlesworth · 01-02-2010 03:26PM

WindSock wrote: »

Ethnic groups who are usually at an extreme disadvantage in American society?

So is the answer to treat them equally now or place them on a pedestal above everybody else?

Agricola · 01-02-2010 03:27PM

Positive discrimination. So what!

aDeener · 01-02-2010 03:27PM

Burning Eclipse wrote: »

What's so wrong with wanting to help minorities who have historically never had as big a slice of the pie as white Americans?

Key word there.

Things have changed, they can achieve whatever they so wish in the land of the free and the home of the brave.....

Burning Eclipse · 01-02-2010 03:30PM

aDeener wrote: »

Key word there.

Things have changed, they can achieve whatever they so wish in the land of the free and the home of the brave.....

If you can't see how history shapes our present, then anything I write here is not going to change your opinion.

PeakOutput · 01-02-2010 03:31PM

magma69 wrote: »

There are white people who are at an extreme disadvantage in society also. Just because there is a lesser percentage of white people at a disadvantage it makes it okay to exclude these people? The requirements should not be race related but rather situation related (financial, family etc.) Classic reverse racism.

who are you to tell bill gates what to do with his money? there are plenty of scholarship schemes for caucasians in america aswell. if you look at the top ranked schools there demographics are severely skewed in favour of caucasians. you need dedicated ethnic minority scholarships to encourage those people in particular to aim high

m5ex9oqjawdg2i · 01-02-2010 03:31PM

Racism is racism, no matter how you butter it up.

Mike 1972 · 01-02-2010 03:32PM

Agricola wrote: »

Positive discrimination.

Contradiction ?

PeakOutput wrote: »

who are you to tell bill gates what to do with his money? there are plenty of scholarship schemes for caucasians in america aswell. if you look at the top ranked schools there demographics are severely skewed in favour of caucasians. you need dedicated ethnic minority scholarships to encourage those people in particular to aim high

Because its far easier than actually addressing the underlying reasons for those demographics being skewed ?

walshb · 01-02-2010 03:32PM

magma69 wrote: »

There are white people who are at an extreme disadvantage in society also. Just because there is a lesser percentage of white people at a disadvantage it makes it okay to exclude these people? The requirements should not be race related but rather situation related (financial, family etc.) Classic reverse racism.

I agree fully, color should not be even considered here. I guess it's similar to Madonna and other celebs who go out of their way to adopt an exotic child. No white children, local children, has to be Asian or African or some other ethnicity, as long as it's not the "norm."

PeakOutput · 01-02-2010 03:33PM

aDeener wrote: »

Key word there.

Things have changed, they can achieve whatever they so wish in the land of the free and the home of the brave.....

you need to look at the figures they are hugely underrepresented at third level

NothingMan · 01-02-2010 03:33PM

Now I'm not racist, but...........

pickarooney · 01-02-2010 03:33PM

The problem is not that one man is giving away his personal fortune so that kids may get an education, it's that such kids should be dependent on same.

SubrbanOblivion · 01-02-2010 03:34PM

Mike 1972 wrote: »

Is (for example) a White South African who moves to the US and becomes a citizen (along with the decendents therof) considered to be an "African American" ?

No, just as an Irish person who immigrated to the US then wouldn't be called Irish American.

African American is just the PC term for a black person used for government paperwork and other forms.

magma69 · 01-02-2010 03:34PM

PeakOutput wrote: »

who are you to tell bill gates what to do with his money? there are plenty of scholarship schemes for caucasians in america aswell. if you look at the top ranked schools there demographics are severely skewed in favour of caucasians. you need dedicated ethnic minority scholarships to encourage those people in particular to aim high

Where in my post am I telling Bill Gates what to do with his money? I was pointing out that it was racist which it clearly is as it discriminates against a particular race. Those scholarship schemes for caucasions you mention are also racist for the same reasons.

SubrbanOblivion · 01-02-2010 03:35PM

pickarooney wrote: »

The problem is not that one man is giving away his personal fortune so that kids may get an education, it's that such kids should be dependent on same.

Know an instant cure for poverty? I'm sure many would love to hear it...

walshb · 01-02-2010 03:36PM

The term African American is strictly referring to a U.S. person from Africa or who has ancestors from Africa, usually it's black people that is being referred to.

PeakOutput · 01-02-2010 03:37PM

walshb wrote: »

I agree fully, color should not be even considered here. I guess it's similar to Madonna and other celebs who go out of their way to adopt an exotic child. No white children, local children, has to be Asian or African or some other ethnicity, as long as it's not the "norm."

:rolleyes: really completely different if your honest

celeb adoption may be fashion related sure

bill gates setting up a scholarship has nothing to do with not wanting to help the norm(bear in mind he has donated what? 95% of his wealth to charity)

the fact of the matter is there are numerous scholarship programmes that are dedicated to certain groups(men only / women only / men from a certain high school / women who got over a certain result) people choose a group to be 'patron' too because they think it needs particular attention (there is no argument that in america minority college attendance reuires attendance) its a personal choice were the money goes

if i ever get that rich for example i would probably provide a scholarship for people from university of limerick to do postgrads in top flight american schools, is this somehow wrong because im not including ucd? no its were i would like my money to go

PeakOutput · 01-02-2010 03:40PM

Mike 1972 wrote: »

Because its far easier than actually addressing the underlying reasons for those demographics being skewed ?

how long will the schemes to improve these minorities general wealth and economic status take to start to have an affect? 10/20/30/50 years? its at least a generation. what about this generation who cant afford to go to college but have the intelligence and drive to do it? what do you tell them? oh sorry we cant send you because we are working on sending your grand kids instead

walshb · 01-02-2010 03:40PM

PeakOutput wrote: »

:rolleyes: really completely different if your honest

celeb adoption may be fashion related sure

bill gates setting up a scholarship has nothing to do with not wanting to help the norm(bear in mind he has donated what? 95% of his wealth to charity)

the fact of the matter is there are numerous scholarship programmes that are dedicated to certain groups(men only / women only / men from a certain high school / women who got over a certain result) people choose a group to be 'patron' too because they think it needs particular attention (there is no argument that in america minority college attendance reuires attendance) its a personal choice were the money goes

if i ever get that rich for example i would probably provide a scholarship for people from university of limerick to do postgrads in top flight american schools, is this somehow wrong because im not including ucd? no its were i would like my money to go

Well, I suppose it's his money and he can do what he likes with it once it's above board and legal. I just don't think color should factor in here. He is bringing in Race to this, not us.

Mal-Adjusted · 01-02-2010 03:41PM

when judging if it's racism or not, all you need think about is "If he had a scholorship fund which specifically excluded black people in America, would there be a fallout from it?
I think we all know the answer to that?

didn't you hear? only white people are racist.

pickarooney · 01-02-2010 03:41PM

What about North-African (arab) Americans?

L'prof · 01-02-2010 03:41PM

markok84 wrote: »

I hear if you took all his money and turned it into 1 dollar bills and stacked them they'd reach the moon.

Nope, he's worth $58b, not $3.4t, you'd have to stack it up 60 times

God, I'm bored

:D

PeakOutput · 01-02-2010 03:44PM

walshb wrote: »

Well, I suppose it's his money and he can do what he likes with it once it's above board and legal. I just don't think color should factor in here. He is bringing in Race to this, not us.

yes he is because it is those races that need help with the cost of going going to college in america

that doesnt make him racist it makes him practical

and by the way if i had come from a white trailer trash background and worked my way up to be worth millions and wanted to set up a fund to help other white trailer trash i wouldnt have any problem doing it

WindSock · 01-02-2010 03:45PM

This is sort of like saying a person who donates to a charity that favours African children are racist toward Irish children.

Bill Gates: White kids not eligible for my scholarships

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