ya’ll don’t know what it’s like, being male, middle-class and white

i mean seriously, affirmative action can kiss my ass. white people get screwed over it, all in the name of helping the poor, oppressed black man. now before you come to crucify me, i do acknowledge that racism is a serious and very real issue. however, in today’s world, we have taken such great pains to support the black citizens that this time the white man is being shoved aside. i watched an entire story on dateline devoted to this debate, and tom brokaw kept referring to reverse discrimination, which is when a white person has been adversly affected…guess what? that’s discrimination PERIOD. that just pisses me off when people hold to a double standard. i mean come on, there really isn’t such a thing as minorities anymore. at my high school, i was the minority! at least 70% black, i would say. i will say that a large amount of the less, um, “academic” group were indeed black. and many that were in advanced courses were white. this is a simple matter of attitude. for those blacks that have motivation, talent or whatever, they can achieve high goals and fit in quite nicely without any struggle whatsoever. the ones that lag behind are, for the most part i believe, told their whole life that “you’re black, therefore you will be relegated to this level of society, and it’s the white man’s fault.” all i want is for that culture to take responsibility for their place in society. i don’t believe they have the right to blame prejudice or racial tension on being held back anymore. maybe for a small percentage of cases, but for the most part, it’s their own damn fault. succeed if you will, but don’t expect welfare (in the broad sense of the word). thank you. i will now go back to regularly scheduled thoughts. or something.