• Canadian Court strikes down "White, straight, single male" scholarship and "White, straight, single
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[url]http://globalnews.ca/news/2533006/ontario-court-rejects-scholarships-for-straight-white-students/[/url] [QUOTE]TORONTO – An Ontario judge has rejected a deceased doctor’s plan to create university scholarships exclusively for white, single and heterosexual students. In a decision published last week, Ontario Superior Court Judge Alissa Mitchell instructed Dr. Victor Priebe’s trustee to ignore stipulations in his will that discriminate on grounds of race, religion and sex, leaving them contrary to public policy. Priebe’s had apparently anticipated some trouble with his bequests, since the will also said that if his requirements were struck down by a court, the proposed scholarships must be “deleted.” “Although it is not expressly stated by Dr. Priebe that he subscribed to white supremacist, homophobic and misogynistic views … [stipulations in the will] leave no doubt as to Dr. Priebe’s views and his intention to discriminate on these grounds,” the judge said.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE]The first provided “awards or bursaries to Caucasian (white) male, single, heterosexual students in scientific studies, including medicine, genetics, biology, chemistry, physics and those going into medical pharmacology research,” the will states.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE]The other would be awarded to a similarly specific female in any scientific field besides medicine. “This award is to go to a hard-working, single, Caucasian white girl who is not a feminist or lesbian, with special consideration, if she is an immigrant, but not necessarily a recent one,” the will stated.[/QUOTE] Probably some racist intentions but allowing other racial/ethnic/cultural groups and ideologies to have similar scholarships is a bit unfair.
[QUOTE]“Although it is not expressly stated by Dr. Priebe that he subscribed to white supremacist, homophobic and misogynistic views … [stipulations in the will] leave no doubt as to Dr. Priebe’s views and his intention to discriminate on these grounds,” the judge said. [/QUOTE] pretty big assumptions right there
So, they going to ban other scholarships that discriminate or does it only apply to white straight people?
[QUOTE=download;49798042]So, they going to ban other scholarships that discriminate or does it only apply to white straight people?[/QUOTE] Its an extreme double standard. Minority groups can "help their own" but whites cannot. [url]http://abcnews.go.com/US/confusion-white-high-schooler-returns-scholarship-intended-black/story?id=16544544[/url] A low income white guy earns a scholarship but has to give it up because of his skin tone. How is that not racism and how is that not spitting in the face of creating a "color-blind" society?
[QUOTE=download;49798042]So, they going to ban other scholarships that discriminate or does it only apply to white straight people?[/QUOTE] I think that's the whole point of it. When I went through the undergrad scholarship process it was easy to exclude like 95% of scholarships because they're all aimed towards non-white, non-straight, non-male, etc. and that's where I was at the time even though I didn't have but a few dollars to my name. So, basically, I didn't get any scholarships. Which is alright, because scholarships are private money, so whatever. If people don't want to put up money for straight white males to pay for college, then that's their choice. But once the government steps in and says people [i]can't[/i] do that, that's fucked, man.
What are the intents behind creating a scholarship for people of a specific race if not racism? Like, you're blatantly saying "you can only get this if you're black/hispanic/asian/white/whatever", what's the pretext behind it?
How long before someone complains that PC culture is stacking the deck against the poor oppressed white men?
Why can't people just target their scholarships at poor people rather than minority groups?
[QUOTE=Dolton;49798134]How long before someone complains that PC culture is stacking the deck against the poor oppressed white men?[/QUOTE] Are you blind? [QUOTE=Rangergxi;49798054]Its an extreme double standard. Minority groups can "help their own" but whites cannot. [url]http://abcnews.go.com/US/confusion-white-high-schooler-returns-scholarship-intended-black/story?id=16544544[/url] A low income white guy earns a scholarship but has to give it up because of his skin tone. How is that not racism and how is that not spitting in the face of creating a "color-blind" society?[/QUOTE] Ranger has literally pointed out a situation where a POOR (which is what matters, not skin colour) white individual loses his scholarship.
"Caucasian"? The thing with these discriminatory scholarships is interesting, is do people realise how incredibly problematic it becomes when you start determining the race or whiteness/blackness of people? Hitler would approve though.
[QUOTE=Darth Ninja;49798145]Why can't people just target their scholarships at poor people rather than minority groups?[/QUOTE] It would make too much sense.
how did these scholarships even exist in the first place who could actually accept them and not feel awful about themselves (i know its hard not to take a free or subsidized education, but at the same time white people tend to have much more access to scholarships than anyone else)
[QUOTE=Darth Ninja;49798145]Why can't people just target their scholarships at poor people rather than minority groups?[/QUOTE] Strange that he would specify none feminist also. Sounds like a reactionary prick tbh. I do agree with your point though benefits and support shouldn't be denied to anybody because of their skin colour.
[QUOTE=person11;49798187]how did these scholarships even exist in the first place who could actually accept them and not feel awful about themselves (i know its hard not to take a free or subsidized education, but at the same time white people tend to have much more access to scholarships than anyone else)[/QUOTE] Most scholarships I've come across during my schooling were aimed at girls or Aboriginal/Islander students. Although, there were also a lot for low income and mental health sufferers as well.
[QUOTE=Darth Ninja;49798145]Why can't people just target their scholarships at poor people rather than minority groups?[/QUOTE] Because universities want to be diverse.
[QUOTE=Lolkork;49798122]They assume that coloured people are poor and need the money more.[/QUOTE] If that's what they're worried about, why don't they uh... Award scholarships based on financial situation rather than melanin concentration which is largely irrelevant? I'm pretty sure that idea must have gone through these people's head. Why does law prohibit discriminatory hiring practices in universities and company yet it's all fine and dandy when it comes to scholarships? That's retarded.
[QUOTE=Scot;49798198]Because universities want to be diverse.[/QUOTE] Diversity shouldn’t come at the cost of purposely refusing to help certain people out.
[QUOTE=Scot;49798198]Because universities want to be diverse.[/QUOTE] I don't get the point of enforcing diversity other than to appeal to pseudo-progressive retards. As far as I'm concerned, I don't care if a university is solely comprised of multiple clones of the same person as long as the selection was fair.
Wait, so could this theoretically work as a precedent for banning the other gender/race specific scholarships? Or does the candian law not work this way
[QUOTE=_Axel;49798231]I don't get the point of enforcing diversity other than to appeal to pseudo-progressive retards. As far as I'm concerned, I don't care if a university is solely comprised of multiple clones of the same person as long as the selection was fair.[/QUOTE] Yeah, that seems to be the truth of it. [QUOTE=WhyNott;49798236]Wait, so could this theoretically work as a precedent for banning the other gender/race specific scholarships? Or does the candian law not work this way[/QUOTE] That would be pretty humorous.
[QUOTE=WhyNott;49798236]Wait, so could this theoretically work as a precedent for banning the other gender/race specific scholarships? Or does the candian law not work this way[/QUOTE] Either that or as a precedent that it's okay to discriminate against white people.
[QUOTE=person11;49798187]how did these scholarships even exist in the first place who could actually accept them and not feel awful about themselves (i know its hard not to take a free or subsidized education, but at the same time white people tend to have much more access to scholarships than anyone else)[/QUOTE] as someone who's a straight white male, it's so clear that you haven't actually looked for scholarships. Most scholarships are closed off to me and the ones that are open to me have almost no chance of me winning them because of the sheer number of people applying.
[QUOTE=_Axel;49798210]If that's what they're worried about, why don't they uh... Award scholarships based on financial situation rather than melanin concentration which is largely irrelevant? I'm pretty sure that idea must have gone through these people's head. Why does law prohibit discriminatory hiring practices in universities and company yet it's all fine and dandy when it comes to scholarships? That's retarded.[/QUOTE] It's really a Marxist way of thinking. Put people in boxes. The individual cases don't matter.
[QUOTE=Lolkork;49798214]Yeah that was pretty bad, maybe there are some feminist scholarships or something?[/QUOTE] There are. If you go to any scholarship website and sign up for an account, they ask you if you're a feminist because of the number of feminist scholarships
[QUOTE=Ragekipz;49798276]It's really a Marxist way of thinking. Put people in boxes. The individual cases don't matter.[/QUOTE] I'm pretty sure Marxist thinking would have resulted in sorting people based on their class, which would be much more relevant to scholarships.
[QUOTE=Svinnik;49798280]There are. If you go to any scholarship website and sign up for an account, they ask you if you're a feminist because of the number of feminist scholarships[/QUOTE] that's retarded, can't you just lie and say yes you are a feminist?
[QUOTE=_Axel;49798292]I'm pretty sure Marxist thinking would have resulted in sorting people based on their class, which would be much more relevant to scholarships.[/QUOTE] In this case race is analogue to class. The white is the rich bourgeoisie and the minorities are the poor proletariat.
[QUOTE=Antlerp;49798293]that's retarded, can't you just lie and say yes you are a feminist?[/QUOTE] I'm not going to lie to get money, esp with a movement that's pretty much a first world problems movement at this point
Milo Yiannopoulos is doing the same thing, though he's said they're not going to be strict about it. [url]https://privilegegrant.com/[/url]
[QUOTE=Svinnik;49798280]There are. If you go to any scholarship website and sign up for an account, they ask you if you're a feminist because of the number of feminist scholarships[/QUOTE] Same, being asianish sucks. No [B]white privilege[/B] or institutionalized racism in my favor to make up for it.
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