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Rant on Minorities (again)

I'm also looking at statistics for the various state school systems.
I'm noticing that the majority of states with a high percentage of
folks getting free or reduced lunch rates also have corresponding
black and hispanic numbers.

Massachusetts (where I grew up) is one of the top players (not the
highest by any means) with 73% of students receiving this benefit.
13.5% of the students are classified as "white" while 40.9% are black
and 35.2% are hispanic. I love statistics but having grown up in a
mostly-black-and-hispanic neighbourhood, the only thing I can see
about the "minorities" failing in life is that they CAN'T SPEAK PROPER
ENGLISH.

Far be it from a little poor city girl to figure THAT out, though...
zheezh. And I state this: To someone growing up as a white minority,
it's very hard to fathom why they're still being called minorities in
the first place. Equality, people. We gots it. Let it rest, go
learn English, and do something with your own life instead of crying
about your poor peoples. Egads, every people on earth has been
discriminated against. If it's not happening to you now and you're
not actively involved in stopping it for others actually in the
situation, then get over it.

I simply do not comprehend why race and sex have anything to do with
anything anyway. The only logical thing I can think of is that women
give birth and men don't (for the most part). But race is foobar
aside from potential physical differences. I've seen some pretty
athletic white folks, though, which blows the "blacks are better
basketball players" idea right out of the water.

Listen up, people: We've all got our strengths and weaknesses. Learn
how to exploit your strengths and curb your weaknesses for the
betterment of Society, and the world at large may just have more
respect for us as a Nation.

End Rant.

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