A conservative student group, the College Republicans, held a protest at the University of Washington. The protest took the form of a bake sale.
They charged white students one dollar for cookies and brownies and only 25 to 75 cents for black and hispanic students
Donuts were not sold to white or asian students.
The purpose of the protest was to show the effects of affirmative action in an effort to oppose affirmative action.
The president of the black student union said he felt "itemized" when he saw the protest.
The protest was shut down when some of the sales booths were attacked. The article didn't specify the nature of the attacks.
I am not taking sides here and do not wish this to become some ugly race argument(s).
What do you think, was this a wise way to protest?
Whether it is valid or not, I think it will only succeed in labeling republican's and conservative thinking people; and it will not be a good label, either.
They charged white students one dollar for cookies and brownies and only 25 to 75 cents for black and hispanic students
Donuts were not sold to white or asian students.
The purpose of the protest was to show the effects of affirmative action in an effort to oppose affirmative action.
The president of the black student union said he felt "itemized" when he saw the protest.
The protest was shut down when some of the sales booths were attacked. The article didn't specify the nature of the attacks.
I am not taking sides here and do not wish this to become some ugly race argument(s).
What do you think, was this a wise way to protest?
Whether it is valid or not, I think it will only succeed in labeling republican's and conservative thinking people; and it will not be a good label, either.