I also noticed that the article said that many of these students are the first of their family to graduate from college, fine hold a ceremony for all of the students who are the first in their family to graduate from college. Don't single out only minority students.
Kevin -----Original Message----- From: Michael Corrigan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 1:30 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Special Grad Ceremonies I go there daily. It's a great place to get a lot of headlines thrown at you but from different sources. It also houses links to a lot of journalists/writers/op-ed columnists that I love to read. I would consider it an insult if they had a special graduation ceremony based on the color of my skin. It's appalling enough that so many stereotypes are being perpetuated, but those very stereotypes are being used to promote and support this. They say that it is to give special recognition to students who had to overcome great odds like poverty, growing up in bad neighborhoods, etc. but it's only for black students. The stereotype being perpetuated is that blacks are poor and grow up in ghetto type environments. What about those black students that didn't grow up in those conditions? Are they not allowed to attend? What about white students who had to overcome similar or possibly greater odds? I think it's a terrible idea to perpetuate that being black is synonymous with poverty and growing up in ghetto's. Michael Corrigan Programmer Endora Digital Solutions 1900 Highland Avenue, Suite 200 Lombard, IL 60148 630-627-5055 ext.-136 630/627-5255 Fax ----- Original Message ----- From: Kevin Schmidt To: CF-Community Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 12:49 PM Subject: RE: Special Grad Ceremonies Funny Mike I saw that earlier...you been visiting drudgereport.com Anyway, It's a separatist concept, and an self-demeaning one at that. ANYONE with a pulse can graduate from college these days. The modern university is so hell-bent on keeping its retention numbers up that the only requirement seems to be showing up for class. Thus, any group that makes an exceptional fuss about graduating from college is, to me, tacitly admitting that they perceive themselves as inferior or somehow less capable. -----Original Message----- From: Michael Corrigan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 12:45 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Special Grad Ceremonies http://freep.com/news/education/grad5_20020405.htm Is it me, or is this just wrong. Michael Corrigan Programmer Endora Digital Solutions 1900 Highland Avenue, Suite 200 Lombard, IL 60148 630-627-5055 ext.-136 630/627-5255 Fax ----- Original Message ----- From: Beth F To: CF-Community Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 12:42 PM Subject: Re: Egypt: Land of the Gods Well it IS sexist - against women or men because I think that women and men should have the same choices in order for it not to be sexist. For example: the fact that I can choose to have a baby and you cant' is sexist. Its also unalterable but its still sexist. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Dinowitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 8:01 AM Subject: Re: Egypt: Land of the Gods > Does it have to be either? It's a requirement for one and a choice for the other. It's just the way it is. > > >I am not sure if thats sexist for women or against them. > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
