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It is not wrong to be proud When I was young I did not understand affirmative action, the existence of group for non whites that I could not join, being white, scholarships that I could not get because I am white etc. I thought that it was terribly unfair, and in fact it is. I always felt that I was taking the consequences based on the actions of others, I just was not sure for whom or why, and it made me angry of who you are. It is wrong to be proud based on the idea that your cultural or genetic background makes you any better that anybody else is
When I was young I did not understand affirmative action, the existence of group for non whites that I could not join, being white, scholarships that I could not get because I am white etc. I thought that it was terribly unfair, and in fact it is. I always felt that I was taking the consequences based on the actions of others, I just was not sure for whom or why, and it made me angry

Be There - from what I understand, affirmative action is actually a positive thing. Being caucasian myself, I can understand where you get upset for sort of being 'duped' just because a minority got more scholoarships / it was easier to get scholarships because of the color of your skin!

It's life though! Sometimes you have to suck it up and be thankful for the things you have and in fact can get.

I'm a little confused with your post though - call me ignorant or an airhead but I'm really scratching my head.

If you're in the states, call yourself lucky. I'm serious. There are third world nations that are truly divided just because of their last names, sweetie. They're the same race, but there is a true divided line and it affects employment, schooling, just everything in life!!!!

Hope I don't offend you, but I'm just confused.