Is this an example of saying the quiet part out loud or just someone who has no understanding of the implications of his statements? Ibram X. Kendi accidentally undermines his views on white privilege and systemic racism in now-deleted tweet Author and activist Ibram X. Kendi, who upholds the ideas that white privilege is rampant in American culture and systemic racism keeps minorities in states of oppression, shared an article on Twitter that revealed that "more than a third of white students lie about their race on college applications," according to a survey. Kendi's comment, which he later deleted, read that "More than a third of White students lied about their race on college applications, and about half of these applicants lied about being Native Americans. More than three-fourths of these students who lied about their race were accepted." And why would they do that? The article from The Hill found that "81 percent of students who faked minority status did so to improve their chances of getting accepted. Fifty percent of students who lied said they did it to get minority-focused financial aid." The truth is, when it comes to college admissions, race matters a lot.
I almost can say I don't blame them for playing the game as it's set up....but on the other hand isn't knowingly lying on a application to receive financial aid a crime?
Turns out there is a study about this. 34% OF WHITE COLLEGE STUDENTS LIED ABOUT THEIR RACE TO IMPROVE CHANCES OF ADMISSION, FINANCIAL AID BENEFITS Key Takeaways 34% of white Americans who applied to colleges or universities admit to lying about being a racial minority on their application 48% of people who lied claimed to be Native American 3/4 of people who faked being a racial minority on their applications were accepted by the colleges to which they lied The number one reason why applicants faked minority status is to improve their chances of getting accepted (81%). Fifty percent also lied to benefit from minority-focused financial aid.
