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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: E who wrote (75199)	9/21/2003 2:21:52 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

Last week my younger son stated that he wanted to attend the annual organizational meeting for the Diversity Club at his high school. Given that he's blond, blue-eyed, 6'2" , high IQ and a fan of Michael Savage, I asked him whether he wanted to attend because he liked hanging out with minority students or whether he wanted to make a statement. He said he just wanted to see if they would accept him. I told him that if he actually felt as if he were a member of a minority, or wanted to express solidarity with minorities, or just have fun hanging out with minorities, or, most basic, just have fun, then fine, but if he just wanted to tweak them, then my opinion was no. He didn't go. BTW, he is, at heart, a real sweetie, a very sweet, decent person, so he's distinctly in the minority regardless of race, sex, sexual orientation, creed or color, but he doesn't realize that yet. I think with this minority stuff his heart is in the right place but he hasn't figured out how to articulate his thoughts yet. He knows something is wrong but he hasn't figured out what. In the ideal world, color wouldn't matter, in the sense that you can prefer purple or red or cobalt blue, and who cares?

To: E who wrote (75199)	9/30/2003 8:01:53 PM
From: E	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 82486

Did anyone ever reply to this questionnaire? I don't think so. I posted it to Cobalt Blue. It's a valid questionnaire, but it's hard to generate an answer that "feels" right, imo. Which is why it's interesting (and I suppose why no one is happy to express an opinion, including me. Though I guess my answer would be that if none of the clubs exclude members of other ethnic groups, then anybody should be allowed to have one? It all promises trouble, though.): SURVEY Should a California high school student be allowed to start a Caucasian Club? Yes, if there are other clubs like the Black Student Union and Asian Club she should be allowed to. No. There should be no clubs targeting any ethnic group. No. Only minorities should be able to have clubs targeting an ethnic group.