Posted on 02/10/2020 7:48:21 AM PST by Red Badger
After four white students won the Martin Luther King, Jr., Day essay contest at the University of Montana, a flood of outrage poured resulted, condemning school officials as racist.
No pleasing social justice warriors
It was found this had much more to do with Montana’s demographics than racial “elitism.”
“The University of Montana has very few black students, which is understandable, because the state of Montana has very few black people,” TheBlaze reported. “The fact that white students were the only winners wasn't due to racism by the judges, though. It turns out, no black students entered the contest at all – a revelation that led to another category of public criticism, aimed at the university's lack of scrutiny about why no black students had participated.”
In fact, the contest had the opposite of the intended effect, as it held the competition to improve race relations.
“The University of Montana was in the early stages of addressing complaints about the lack of racial diversity on campus when it decided to hold an essay contest marking Martin Luther King Jr. Day,” Inside Higher Ed (IHE) explained. “The contest was seen as an opportunity to engage students of various backgrounds and spur dialogue across the campus about the life and work of the late civil rights leader, but the plans backfired when the university announced, and proudly promoted, the four winning essays – all penned by white students.”
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No blacks could be bothered to submit?
Good lesson for the student population that MLK’s desk of a colorblind society is opposed by leftists. They want to stay victims to gain power.
I guess the color of your skin is more important than the content of your character.
Got it!
The school every February gave an award to the best black student role model.
As the years went by, the parents demanded they changed the award name to the best American American role model.
Then one year there was huge outrage from the parents when a nominee for the award was a true African American --- a white kid born in South Africa.
So oniy black students are supposed to write about Rev. King? What the heck?
They are always mad about something,it’s neverending.
Maybe the students who didn’t submit essays were too busy studying their actual courses.
I remember about a decade or so ago, that a white student was beaten up for wearing a MLK Tee shirt...............
That’s gonna leave a mark.
Too bust trying to get educated rather than brain washed....................
"No pleasing social justice warriors"
But there's hope for the world!
My 6th grader, when asked, "What is a social justice warrior?":
"A nut." "A lunatic."
When asked, "Is it cool to be a social justice warrior?":
"Actually, it's kinda cool to trash on those kinds of people."
My other 6th grader, when asked, "What is a social justice warrior?":
"It's somebody who's like 'I'm going to give my children aromatherapy and not give them vaccines."
Maybe the black students read about MLK and realized they disagreed with his belief in a color-blind society in which people are judged by the content of their character rather than the color of their skin. That belief directly contradicts everything they’ve been taught by their SJW teachers and the mass media. They probably prefer victimhood and a racial spoils system.
Ok...then...maybe it’s time to look at Football and Basketball...and see why there are fewer whites on those teams...these virtue signaling educators MAY finally arrive at the truth...nah...They’d change the rules before that happens.
Beat me to it. MLK’s belief in a color-blind society is so “yesterday.”
It turns out, no black students entered the contest at all”
So you couldn’t even find one to pin on a medal for participating let alone writing a winning essay.
They're all in their late teens or older, I would never recommend a minor see it...that's a parent's job.
It be what it be. /s
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