racism n. - The belief that race accounts for differences in human character or ability and that a particular race is superior to others.

Race is definetly one of the factors that divides the nation right now. I don't think there's anyone on here who can't say they've never said a racial comment or have never racially profiled another race. With the 62 % of America being White, the other 38 % represents Black, Hispanic, and Asian people (in that order). By 2025, Spanish is expected to be very close to the White race and Hispanics are going to be the main language of the country.

I won't lie, a lot of Hispanic people at my school really piss me off. They usually frustrate me so much that I usually do say some hatred about them, some of which I've even talked to people on this board about. I think the problem with this sudden rush of all ethnicities being brought together could be a huge problem. Obviously, some people understand and learn things better then others. I hate to say that minorities don't care about school work, but that seems to be the case. Don't get me wrong, a lot of my White friends don't care either, but my White friends aren't getting this 'extra help.'

A lot of people on here and people all around the political spectrum seem to be complaining about Affirmative Action and minorities getting more benefits in school. I have no problem with a minority getting extra help or maybe a slight extra bump to get into college, but minorities aren't the only people struggling right now. As I said earlier today, my school ranks 4th from last in state testing.

I don't think that giving extra SAT points to minorities will help the sitation. To me, that's like cheating. I think their education would need to be inspected. If someone really tries hard, but just can't get that great score on the SAT, then I think it'd be right for them to get some extra points, but that's not the case. There's an option on the SATs to check off a box for benefits if you're a minority. It doesn't matter if you're failing all of your classes in school and don't care. You can actally get benefits.

To me, this isn't helping anyone. This is telling people that they are going to be given things all through life and can't fail.

The problem is this: When a White speaks out against minorities getting extra help, they're labeled racist. If they agree that minorities need extra help (which I agree), they're pretty much saying that minorities don't have the mind of that of a White person, and then they're labeled racist. I think that all minorities can do whatever a White person can do, but I do think that most times they do need to work a bit more harder.

I think that the difference between Whites and minorities is definetly a problem and will be a huge one if we don't address it in a more well mannered way. It's time for the education system to recheck itself. -Pat