tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679733813213007170.post6682492968264028230..comments2015-07-08T07:42:39.725-07:00Comments on R is for Race: Why Can't We Just be Colorblind?Marianne Modicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13654063420243244070noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679733813213007170.post-47584746358410202942010-10-10T06:10:32.353-07:002010-10-10T06:10:32.353-07:001. The intent of offering scholarships to student...1. The intent of offering scholarships to students who are members of historically marginalized groups is to undo some of the wrongs I've mentioned in other posts. This is different from quotas. Merit is involved because a scholarship may get you there, but it's your grades that keep you there.<br /><br />2. The alternative is to teach kids (and adults) to recognize and appreciate difference, while still maintaining egalitarian goals.Marianne Modicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13654063420243244070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679733813213007170.post-90964923166998669392010-10-10T05:22:07.999-07:002010-10-10T05:22:07.999-07:00...so we shouldn't teach children NOT to be co......so we shouldn't teach children NOT to be colorblind because then they won't recognize discrimination when it occurs? It seems to me we will NEVER fix the problem if that is the case.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18023716101668315942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679733813213007170.post-91352817957970654522010-10-10T05:09:01.029-07:002010-10-10T05:09:01.029-07:00...so in the example you cited in the last paragra......so in the example you cited in the last paragraph regarding scholarships not going to minorities, is it self-serving to insist that merit and not quotas be used?Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18023716101668315942noreply@blogger.com