This week we covered a story about a bake sale that was held by a Republican group at the University of California at Berkeley...
http://articles.cnn.com/2011-09-27/us/us_california-racial-bake-sale_1_bake-sale-baked-goods-cupcakes?_s=PM:US
It was also highlighted on Channel One...
http://www.channelone.com/video/your-turn:-diversity-bake-sale/
The prices of the goods at the sale were based on race to draw attention to a new law that is set to pass that would allow state schools to make admissions decisions based upon race.
What are your thoughts on the bake sale? Was it a good idea or a bad idea? Do you think that this achieved it's purpose or was it a waste? Was this an appropriate way to gain attention to the issue? Is it reasonable for people to be upset over this and view it as racist? Would you have been offended by it if you had been confronted with it? Should race be a deciding factor in admission to college? (PART I due by 9/29 ; PART II due by 10/2)
The bake sale was an awful idea. The bake sale was racist, but this fits just fine with the way people of Texas think. They think that they are better than everyone else, and they think they can do what ever they want. If this were me trying to buy something, I would be greatly offended. race should not be a factor with the way that college allows admission
ReplyDeleteThe bake sale was an awful idea. It was very racist and probably has had a huge affect on the way black people look at the state of Texas. This was a terrible way to gain attention to thi issue because it just being straight up racist. It is very reasonable to be upset with the way they handled this. I would have been very offended if it was me that was confronted because that is not the right way to handle that issue. Race shoud not be a deciding factor in admissions to college.
ReplyDeleteI think the sale was a bad idea. It seemed just a little too racist towards everyone. The fact that prices were depending on race, was very uncalled for and should not have been performed. However the purpose was to raise awareness of the idea that colleges are looking at race to determine admission. I believe, sadly, that this was a very effective way to allow others to know of the issue at hand. I believe if they had tried some other attempt, then it may be overlooked. It is reasonable for several to feel discriminated against due to their race and they are entitled to those decisions. I would not have cared too much since I don't really eat food from bakerys anyway. To be honest, I don't really know how to answer the last question. Several colleges and universities are looking to have a diverse group of students at their campus and school. It may be that race may be the important factor of college admissions.
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ReplyDeleteOkay, well this will be the second time i type a long response and it better send! So i think the the SB185 bill is a very goos controversial topic! I feel as if the students did an outstanding job on making the topic a national view; therefore i think the govenor will most likey sign the bill, creating the enrollment into colleges based on grades, not by the human race. I feel as if the students accomplished what they wanted to, and yes, the sale was a very brilliant way to stir up national attention, yet it was wrong and racist. The sale was very racist and i know i would be offended if i was there! I would ask about the prices, and depending on the workers' response is what is going to make me decide whether or not i will be flipping the table with the goodies on it over! I completely understand if people become upset over this bake sale! I feel strongly in the idea that the education after High School is to be takin serious, based on grades not race; therefore coleges need to be mature about their enrollment decisions. I know that my first blog post was better!
ReplyDeletei think it was a really good idea and way to get their point across because its the same thing as changing admission prices for schools based on race. Everyone in this country has equal oppurtunity to make money no matter what the race is and if they do not act on it that's their fault, they will have to go to school somewhere else
ReplyDeleteI think the bake sale was a good way to get their mind out and show that they don't believe that race should be used to determine college admissions. They clearly got their message across and started dialogue about the topic. It is reasonable to have people say that it is racist because the bill itself is racist. I would be offended because it is completely unfair that just because of your skin color you get better or worse deals. Race should never be used in deciding admission into a college.
ReplyDeleteI think that the bake sale was a great idea. this has brought so much attention to the idea that it is wrong to pick race over someones grades and hard work. they made a great comparison by comparing the price of a cookie to acceptance in college, many people were offended which is good, negative feedback will get you top stories but it also proved a major point that everyone should be treated equal no matter of race, social class, gender or sexual orientation. so my answer is no race should not be the deciding factor for admission in to college.
ReplyDeleteI believe that this was a good way to raise the red flag on the idea. I personally believe this is racist. We live in a society where each of us has the opportunity to go to school anywhere. Why should a black, or hispanic, or asian get to go to school at a lesser price just because they are a different race than I? Its crazy. There are the same opportunities availible for blacks, hispanics, and asians as there are for whites. In fact there are more scholarship opportunities for lower class asians, black, and hispanics than there are for whites. I know this for a fact becuase my sister could not find a scholarship for lower income white females but found a ton for the other races who make the same amount of money annualy that my family does. This is completly racist.
ReplyDeleteWhen I First read about this bake sale I was somewhat offended myself and thought the sale was a terrible idea. When I brought myself back to review the sale though I can see why the the approach was in fact a good idea. What would honestly be a more interesting piece: Berkeley students disagree with SB 185 bill, or the racist bake sale story we read. These students did a great job of getting the story out across the nation and making the point that judgment based on race is not right. I personally if confronted with the back sale, being Hispanic would have been offended by the price differences. I myself strongly disagree with affirmative action race should not be a deciding factor in the admission process to a college or in the work force for that matter, the deciding factors should be based on how qualified someone is for the position. Affirmative action, originally used to combat racism, in the hiring and admissions process, has now become a style of racism in itself saying students of other races wont be as qualified as those who are white and need the extra help to be accepted.
ReplyDeleteI believe the bake sale was an awful idea! Yet, I do believe the bake sale served its purpose. It showed how racist Americans are. I believe this was horrible was to demonstrate this evaluation of how Americans think. I would have been offended if it had been me that people were feeling sorry for, yet I would have been mad because they would have charged a white male extra, just because of my ethnicity. Race should not be a deciding factor in the subject of college acceptance. People of all races are equal. Whether the person is white, African American, Mexican, Asian, or whatever, it should never matter.
ReplyDeleteThis action was a great way to gain attention about the new law being passed, but such a rude way to bring it about. It was a very racist act but I do understand they were trying to gain attention. It was a great example of the new law being passed. Just because someone is a different race, does not mean they should be allowed to pay less for college. If I was confronted with it, I would feel very offended. But race should for sure not play a deciding factor of who gets accepted to college or not, all should be accepted.
ReplyDeleteI think that the bake sale was a terrible idea. The fact that the prices were all based on race, I'm sure were very upsetting to many people at the university. I will have to say though, it is a good way to raise awareness on how race affects decisions made by people today. I can see how people would be upset by this. If I saw this and was confronted by it, I would not know what to think. I would probably wonder what is happening to the area around me. In the end, race shouldnt be a factor in deciding who gets accepted to a certain college. All men are created equal, and thats what America has been teaching throughout the year.
ReplyDeletei diagree with everyone who thinks its a bad idea because to create awareness you have to do it in a way that will be noticed. and this was deffinately noticed
ReplyDeleteAlthough most people here think the bakery's idea was real bad, I doubt they could have done it any other way. Their main idea was to try and get the attention of the public about affirmative action. They did a great job to raise the awareness and showed how it may impact the world in terms of college admissions.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, now i believe race should be a determining factor in colleges. As many of us know colleges like to have diverse racial student body. Colleges like to have other races in their schools cause it appeals to minorities and will get them to apply there. Although most of us will not like this, Colleges view it as a big priority to be diverse.
ReplyDeleterace shouldnt be a factor in cost of college. everyone in the country has equal oppurtunites, so there should not be any difference in costs of the schooling.
ReplyDeleteI believe that this was a good thing for the students to do. It is a small example of what the government is planning on doing, it shows students of what may be something to come in the future. I say that it was not a waste of time and that it did help. Race shouldn't be a factor in educational life because if it was to become a factor then we would just be walking backwards and become who we were 40 years ago.
ReplyDeleteMatt Brown, I agree with you on the fact that it is very racist. I also agree with the fact that it was a great way to gain attention. Having the prices set according to race is just the wrong thing to do.
ReplyDeleteByrd, I completely disagree with you. This was such a bad idea. Its bad because you dont know how people are going to respond. It may go to extreme measures, even suicide. If students do not know why they are selling things this way, they could think it is very racist
ReplyDeleteWyatt, I could not agree with you more. The bake sale was a great way to gain attention to the fact that there are still racist Americans. I also do believe that it's ridiculous how someone can pay less for college if they are a different race.
ReplyDeleteBuddy, I agree with you on the fact that it was very racist, but other than that, I'm going to have to disagree with you. It was a great way to gain attention on the fact that there is racism still in the world today. And it wasn't just blacks that were/are affected, it was blacks, asains, and hispanics. Also, racism does not only happen in Texas, it happens across the whole globe.
ReplyDeleteChris I have to disagree with you when you said "now i believe race should be a determining factor in colleges." Race should play no role in determining whether or not a person gains enrollment into a school. Race is in no way correlated to the the talent mental aptitude or qualifications of any individual or group. Being a part of a race any race whether its Black, White, Asian, Hispanic, ect. is something to be proud of but it should not mean you deserve special treatment or consideration.
ReplyDeleteBuddy and Tyler, first of all this was in California at the University of Berkeley not in Texas. Secondly I must disagree with you while I do agree that racism is wrong I think that it did accomplish the goal of making this a nationally know issue even channel one covered the story spreading it to schools around the country. These students were not promoting racism but using this act of racism to show how it is wrong and show that this bill itself is racist and therefor wrong.
ReplyDeleteNick i agree with you in how it was a descent idea but, i still strongly believe that it was racist to all and shouldn't have been used to make a small point.
ReplyDeleteDom i agree with you completely in how it was a terrible idea that it was based on race and our country should look and see how racist our country still is in proving just a common fact that we all still know of.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with matt brown this was a good way for people to see how racist the law is. It was a small scale but affective way.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Jake this was a perfect way to show how the government views race. It is not fair at all and it was small but had great impact
ReplyDeleteI disagree with Chris. It is unfair to say that just because you have a different color of skin you should get a lower cost.
ReplyDeleteI agree with nick. there should never be race involved.
ReplyDeleteKyle i dissagree with you this bake sale was a great way to bring media attention in and to demenstrate a point, and to show how wrong it is to consider someones race in college acceptance. yes it was racist but it made a vital point.
ReplyDeleteChris i agree with you that the bake sale was a very good way to show how wrong it is to consider race in their acceptance in college. this sale made a point that race in our society should not give you advantages or disadvantages in our world
ReplyDeleteI would just like to start out and say that anyone who thought it was a good idea; I see where you are coming from. Although it was very racist, a good discovery was made from this experiment.
ReplyDeleteNick, even though this experiment was somewhat useful... I do not believe that race should be an issue with college admission. Just because Someone is of a different ethnicity, they should not have an unfair advantage of the way colleges treat them.
ReplyDeleteReplying to Kyle's post, i also agree that this video served a purpose, although it was very racist. It definitley go tthe attention it wanted too, maybe even more than they expected. I also agree that everyone should be treated of equality; therefore race should not be a deciding factor for admission.
ReplyDeleteOkay, well first off Buddy the sale was not in Texas, it was in California. And also, i do agree that it was rqsict, but it was not a pointless, stupid project to do. The video created a lot of attention to show how racism is in the United States is; therefore the video served as a great example. You are agreeing that race should not be a deciding factor in college, yet you do not think that the students should emphasize their thoughts on the college admission act? Since they did this, it has brought much attention; therefore the 185 bill may be passed in order to admit students by grades, and not race!
ReplyDeleteI would have to agree with Tyler on this one. The bake sale was an awful idea. Nothing good could have come out of this, yet a lot of bad things could have come out of this. In my opinion, the only thing this showed was how racist Americans can be. That's all I have to say about that.
ReplyDeleteI would have to agree with Mikey on this one, too! This was a great was to show how important equality is in our world. Yet, this important thing is never shown in our world today. If everyone was treated equal like they wanted to, the world would be at peace and in harmony.
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