frist post.
honestly if this is the kind of stuff that gets you all riled-up, I think it's time you took a walk. This is possibly the least worrying thing to ever come across slashdot in a while. So a bunch of kids determined that white males shouldn't get funding, well wah. I always hated those people who told me that there are always other people who have it worse than you, but Tropic Thunder was more racist than this.
I don't think anyone has to worry about white males being underrepresented. Sure we don't have a NAAWP or the Society of White Engineers or anything, but that comes with the skin color. We had a fairly large stint in global history basically selling and raping anyone else. Now we have to share.
The best description of race I've ever heard came from that "racial deliciousness" guy. He said something about the entire world being like an orchestra, and that we can all be different and just as valuable. America lauds it's ability to see past race and treat everyone the same, but any music major'll tell you to never do that with an orchestra (and any guitar player'll tell you to never do that with the singer). At the same time, giving the trombones an easier part than they should have because you think they can't play as well as the other instruments is unacceptable. The truth is that to ignore differences is still racism because due to norms there will still be those that do not get an equal share. You know 70% of black smokers smoke menthol, while only 20% of white smokers do? I think I'm just pulling that out of my ass, but I really like that statistic, and say it as much as possible, even when it makes no sense.
What I'm basically saying is this: your life is meaningless and fornicate as much as possible. It's true.
