Discrimination bake sale half-baked?
CNN doesn’t cover a lot of bake sales, but one in California is getting plenty of media attention.
Half-baked? You decide. (from CNN)
A Republican student group at the University of California at Berkeley (that felt weird to type) is selling cookies and brownies, but the price of the baked goods is based on gender and race.
White men pay the most. Native American women eat free. The price list is in the photo.
The stunt is meant to be racist, discriminatory and get attention, organizers say.
Mission accomplished.
The Republican group is upset that the university, like most government agencies, uses gender and race to determine who gets admitted or hired, reports CNN.
Berkeley’s student government has “condemned” the “use of discrimination whether it is in satire or in seriousness by any student group.”
Proceeds from the sale will go to charity.
The unanswered question? Are those brownies any good? And are they packing the mystery ingredient beloved by 1960s Berkeley protesters?
Probably not. Conservative hash brownies would be news.
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Jack
September 27th, 2011
4:28 pm
A blogger here wants hard work rewarded. All employers I know would gladly reward a hard worker if they could find one.
Tim
September 28th, 2011
8:03 am
I think this story lacks what the whole purpose was. In one sentence the writer gives us a hint. Lookup what is happening and what drove these people to do this reprehensible act. It is the school itself who is doing exactly what the students did here. The school is the one doing it and they are simply trying to get people to see it. They themselves are not being any more discriminatory than the system they are protesting. This was something done to get attention but the news sites are only telling half the story.
a little late to the party
September 29th, 2011
9:50 pm
they did this when i was at emory from 2004-2008. this isn’t “news”
chappy
September 30th, 2011
2:15 pm
@ godoggo: “native americans” immigrated from Russia / and where they had also immigrated from Russia.
If you want to be a live in a hatefilled, devisive world slavishly follow politicians calls to put your skin color above common sense. The only people this benefits are the politicians themselves, NEVER EVER does this benefit YOU.
If you want to live in a decent respectful world: treat your neighbors as you would like to be treated.
Forget about your skin color and live your life and make your own decisions. Nobody is “holding any body back” these days. That’s crapola excuse for sitting on the couch and doing nothing with your life but watching the kardasians. Waste if if you want, but don’t blame other people for your choice.
Milan Moravec
October 3rd, 2011
12:46 am
University of California Berkeley: the need for transparency has never been so clear. Chancellor Robert J Birgeneau ($500,000 salary) displaces qualified for public university education at Cal. instate Californians for a $50,600 payment and a foreign passport.
UC Berkeley, ranked # 70 Forbes, is not increasing enrollment. Birgeneau accepts $50,600 FOREIGN students at the expense of qualified Californians.
UC Regent Chairwoman Lansing and President Yudof agree the policy of discriminating against instate Californians for foreigners. Birgeneau, Yudof, Lansing need to answer to Californians.
Your opinion makes a difference; email UC Board of Regents marsha.kelman@ucop.edu
Milan Moravec
October 21st, 2011
5:49 pm
University of California discriminates against Californians. Chancellor Robert J Birgeneau ($500,000 salary) displaces Californians qualified for public university education at Cal. for a $50,600 payment and a foreign passport. Need for transparency at UC Berkeley has never been so clear.
UC Berkeley, ranked # 70 Forbes, is not increasing enrollment. Birgeneau accepts $50,600 FOREIGN students at the expense of qualified instate Californians.
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