California Student Wants To Start "Caucasian Club"

Knight Ridder ^ | September 19, 2003

[mrobison]

OAKLEY, Calif. - Freedom High School officials say they will not make any decision on a proposed Caucasian Club until freshman Lisa McClelland meets necessary application requirements, including finding an adviser and drawing up a club constitution.

The 15-year-old met with Principal Eric Volta briefly Thursday morning for an informal discussion about the club and her well-being, Volta said.

``I talked to her about the process and made sure she was OK emotionally,'' Volta said. ``We talked about the purpose of the club. The school's not opposed to cultural clubs and hasn't been, obviously. We'll see where she takes it from here.''

Lisa is pushing for a Caucasian Club in an effort, she says, to break down racial barriers while embracing European American heritage. Lisa said she hopes her club, like the Black Student Union and Latinos Unidos on campus, is seen as a haven for those who don't fit into such categories even though all clubs at Freedom are open to everyone.

``I think we're doing something good that needed to be done a long time ago,'' Lisa said. ``With everything going on now, I'm just 100 percent more motivated to keep it going.''

[mrobison]

You go girl!

[camas]

go for it

[caisson71]

The principal wanted to meet with her to see if she was "OK emotionally"? I wonder if the Blacks and Latinos had the same meeting? I also want to know how "inclusive" the Black Student Union or Latinos Unidos clubs are at school.

[A CA Guy]

Already posted two days ago.

[A CA Guy]

I take that back, might have been the same topic in another state.

[vikingcelt]

Nope, it's the same topic in the same place...Oakley, California. Unbelievable to me. I grew up in Brentwood just a few miles from Oakley...Oakley was just a few hundred people them. Does anyone else find it absolutely amazing that it is such major news when Caucasians want to freely associate with one another? I find it absolutely, totally mind boggling.

[BonnieJ]

When I attended a California university there was a club called "Ori-Oxi" and it was composed of Orientals & caucasians. I went to a couple of meetings with a Japanese friend...it was about 90% "Ori"! But ethnic clubs have been around for a long time now, what's the problem with one just for caucasians.

[A CA Guy]

It's news because this is whites looking for equal rights in a way and for many minority minded, white always = kkk which would be their own prejudice and not the truth.

It's a good thing.

[Puppage]

Is it any different than 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement, the group of NYC policemen? Oh, wait......things of this nature only go ONE WAY!

[mrobison]

My thoughts, too. Why did her emotional state become an issue? Because she's proud she's white?

[Frohickey]

Do it.

Just have a more generous membership requirement, such as anyone with a brain. ;)

I remember a college friend of mine suggest that we start a 'white' engineering club at our school. There was Society of Women Engineers, National Society of Black Engineers, and other engineering groups. All of us said yes. There was 2 whites, 3 chinese, 2 filipinos, 1 iranian, and one hispanic, and all of us said it was a good idea.

[cadillac cowboy]

"Lisa is pushing for a Caucasian Club in an effort, she says, to break down racial barriers"

and

The 15-year-old met with Principal Eric Volta briefly Thursday morning for an informal discussion about the club and her well-being, Volta said. ``I talked to her about the process and made sure she was OK emotionally,'' Volta said

And me having a family of Polish ancestry is of course =  to mental instability.....as expected.......

[NewRomeTacitus]

This doesn't fit the liberal agenda of guilt and self-loathing at all. Maybe Feinstein or Pelosi can drop by with some pointers.

[Happy2BMe]

Girl Wants To Start Caucasian Club At High School

POSTED: 8:41 a.m. EDT September 18, 2003

OAKLEY, Calif. -- Lisa McClelland says she isn't a racist. She says her campaign for a Caucasian Club at her California high school is a move toward diversity, not bigotry.

 SURVEY

Should a California high school student be allowed to start a Caucasian Club?

Yes, if there are other clubs like the Black Student Union and Asian Club she should be allowed to.

No. There should be no clubs targeting any ethnic group.

No. Only minorities should be able to have clubs targeting an ethnic group.

Results  |  Disclaimer

She says everyone is invited -- and nobody will be excluded.

McClelland's ethnic background includes American Indian, Hispanic, Dutch, German, Italian and Irish. She says she and her friends feel slighted by other clubs at Freedom High School in Oakley, such as the Black Student Union and the Asian Club.

McClelland says she's collected 245 signatures of support from students, adults and others since announcing her plans three weeks ago.

One person who won't be signing up is Darnell Turner, first vice president of the local chapter of the NAACP. Turner says he thinks the club will create racial tension.

Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or red

Survey is HERE

[Happy2BMe]

Should a California high school student be allowed to start a Caucasian Club?
Choice	Votes	Percentage of 38735 Votes
Yes, if there are other clubs like the Black Student Union and Asian Club she should be allowed to.	32459	84%
No. There should be no clubs targeting any ethnic group.	5336	14%
No. Only minorities should be able to have clubs targeting an ethnic group.	940	2%

[PennsylvaniaMom]

Isn't it interesting that in some parts of the country (therefore some public schools) caucasians are numerically in the minority. So when does it flip around so as the majority then should be entitled with minority priveleges?

[Happy2BMe]

Caucasians are already the minority in California.

And in large parts of Florida, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.

The rest of the nation will catch up in approximately twenty years.

PS: The fastest growing religion in the United States is Islam.

[P.O.E.]

[Jorge]

Cool. Now let's watch the NAACP, Jesse Jackson and all the other racist hypocrites throw a tantrum.

[Frank_2001]

Good question...could be a subtle implication that someone who starts up a club for Caucasians (as opposed to one for Blacks or Latinos) might be a little "off the rails" and a candidate for intervention or sensitivity training/sarcasm off