Liberty and Linguistics wrote:
Black student unions are much more necessary for the reasons I've explained. And, black student unions are almost always all inclusive. I'm white, but I'm a member of a black student union. Why? Because, I care about the advancement of minorities in America who are still treated unfairly.
Someone mentioned that they live in a majority-minority area, and I go to school in one. And, despite this, the racism African Americans and Hispanics receive is just disgusting. I'm white, and despite studying and working in many heavily Hispanic and African neighborhoods, I've never been the victim of discrimination. Unfortunately, minorities still are in these places, which is why they should be encouraged to come together to try to fight discrimination. These black student unions aren't created because of "black pride", they're created to fight for their rights. I can't say the same about the ridiculous notion of white student unions.
You have to understand, that white student unions, such as the one in the video, are being formed to promote anti-discrimination and justice for whites who are being discriminated against in their own community. Although yes, a black student union may be more necessary, we need white ones too.
You're a white person in a black student union. There was a part in the video where the leader of the WSU offered blacks to help patrol the campus, so their WSU is not an all-inclusive group for whites either.
There are many problems that whites are beginning to face in modern day America. Blacks still face many problems too, so a BSU is still necessary alongside a WSU. There's still a lot of problems that blacks face in modern day America, such as discrimination going against blacks, the black crime rate, and the poverty rate. However, the whites are beginning to face more common problems, such as black on white violence, heavy discrimination, and prejudice against whites.
Mavorpen wrote:
Uh, no. That's a privilege. One granted by whatever university you are a part of. YOU don't have any right. The UNIVERSITY has the right to choose to not be the host of a group they feel is against their goals as an educational institution. You're asking to use THEIR space and THEIR resources. You don't have a right to any of that.
I understand that it's a privilege (I was referring to being given the right to assemble), but if blacks can assemble in a union, why can't whites?
