Texas Group Offers College Scholarships for White Men

[tt11758]

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/26/us-texas-scholarships-idUSTRE71P25M20110226

(Reuters) - Members of a new Texas association are starting a college scholarship program for a group of students they say do not have as many scholarship options as others -- white men.

Colby Bohannan, a student at Texas State University in San Marcos, and some friends have formed the non-profit Former Majority Association for Equality, which will provide the scholarships. The idea was that there are many scholarships geared toward helping minorities and women attend college, and there are also scholarships for people from certain religions or from certain families. But Bohannan thought his demographic group was missing.

"We know that we're going to be receiving some vicious attacks, from people claiming that we are racists, or promoting some bigotry-filled agenda," Bohannan said on Thursday.

Starting this summer, the association plans to provide as many as five $500 scholarships to deserving white men who have at least a 3.0 grade point average, Bohannan said.

"Our aim is actually just to help students," he said. "We are not trying to jump on any political agenda or bandwagon."

Non-Hispanic whites are, in fact, a minority in the state of Texas. Census numbers released earlier this month show that they make up about 42 percent of the state's population, down from more than half just ten years ago.

To qualify for the group's scholarship, applicants have to be able to prove that they are at least 25 percent Caucasian," Bohannan said.

"We're not looking for blond-haired, blue-eyed, stereotypical white males," he said. "My feeling is that if you can say you're 25 percent Caucasian, you're Caucasian enough for us."

How long, do you suppose, will it be until we start hearing the shrill cries of racism from the supporters of the "United Negro College Fund"?  Or lawsuits filed by the NAACP, ACLU, or the Obama Justice Department?

[fightingquaker13]

Personally, I'll crack a Shiner Bock and have some chips and queso and watch the fireworks. This should be kind of entertaining.
FQ13

[tt11758]

Personally, I'll crack a Shiner Bock and have some chips and queso and watch the fireworks. This should be kind of entertaining.
FQ13

Mind if I grab a bottle and pull up a chair?   

[Pecos Bill]

Personally, I'll crack a Shiner Bock and have some chips and queso and watch the fireworks. This should be kind of entertaining.
FQ13

I'll join this group!

Pecos

[tombogan03884]

It was just a matter of time. How many of us have threatened to start a "white Entertainment Television", White Congressional Caucus, or National association for the advancement of white people ?

[Sponsor]

[SwoopSJ]

It was just a matter of time. How many of us have threatened to start a "white Entertainment Television", White Congressional Caucus, or National association for the advancement of white people ?

I love it, but this scholarship was doomed from its inception.  As they, themselves, eluded to, it will be viewed as racist and will be pounced upon by every group of letters (NAACP, UNCF, etc.)  representing or posturing for minorities.  Heck, BET will probably produce a movie of the week based on the anguish caused by such bigotry.  I'm not racist, by any means, but equality means equal treatment of EVERYONE across the board...NO SPECIAL TREATMENT.  I have griped, repeatedly, about the institutions mentioned by Tom.  They do absolutely nothing to advance the race they represent nor racial harmony, in fact, they cultivate a sense of entitlement and cause division.  Come on, folks!  Hypocrisy... ever heard of it?

Swoop

 

[tt11758]

It was just a matter of time. How many of us have threatened to start a "white Entertainment Television", White Congressional Caucus, or National association for the advancement of white Caucasian people ?  (The new NAACP)

[mkm]

It was just a matter of time. How many of us have threatened to start a "white Entertainment Television", White Congressional Caucus, or National association for the advancement of white people ?

The NAAWP already exists; do a quick search for it.

It's about time we get treated equally.  In the search for jobs in my field, we have to compete against everybody.  Women and "minorities" have an instant advantage.  A black woman easily gets job offers.

[MikeBjerum]

tt,

No need to correct your future boss.  On most legal documents, most states and federal, white and black are the designated race choices.  The census doesn't count 

[billt]

Whites allowed this to happen. Who voted in Hussein? Stupid whites. The sad fact is we have no one to blame but ourselves.  Bill T.