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African American

Lucky Luciano

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11. Are there anti-affirmative action people complaining about...

Reply to leftofcool (Original post)

Sun Aug 6, 2017, 11:27 AM

Aug 2017

...black kids with 4.3 GPAs getting into the Ivies?

I definitely don't like legacies with C averages getting in - though I could let it go with a huge donation to pay the tuition for less privileged kids.

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Those poor, poor white kids [View all] leftofcool Aug 2017 OP

No POC no matter how accomplished The Polack MSgt Aug 2017 #1

I've read that too. leftofcool Aug 2017 #2

That is what angers them the most azureblue Aug 2017 #7

If legacy isn't there for them they suddenly claim false Native American heritage because they lunasun Aug 2017 #3

Yep, you nailed it. leftofcool Aug 2017 #4

1954 on our way to 1720 LakeArenal Aug 2017 #5

A white man with a record has a 5% higher chance of being hired than a black man with a clean record secondwind Aug 2017 #6

If only it stopped there. Amimnoch Aug 2017 #9

Dubya Scarsdale Aug 2017 #8

Jared Kushner is a prime example of buying your way into a MojoWrkn Aug 2017 #10

yup, he couldn't get into texas state schools but got into yale JI7 Aug 2017 #14

Are there anti-affirmative action people complaining about... Lucky Luciano Aug 2017 #11

Oh hell yes they are taking up thier 4.0 cousin's space doncha know . Many don't even believe that lunasun Aug 2017 #12

. Lucky Luciano Aug 2017 #13

These average white people are mad at non-whites... MrScorpio Aug 2017 #15