SMU shuts down anti-affirmation action bake sale
Look, I understand the need for some folks to make a political statement. That having been said, don't you think that here in the South, where Jim Crow is still considered recent history, people would display a bit more sensitivity? Apparently not....
DALLAS— Southern Methodist University officials have shut down a bake sale in which cookies were offered for sale at different prices, depending on the race and gender of the buyer.
The sale Tuesday was organized by the Young Conservatives of Texas, who said it was intended as a protest of affirmative action.
A sign said white males had to pay $1 for a cookie. The price was 75 cents for white women, 50 cents for Hispanics and 25 cents for blacks.
Members of the conservative group said they meant no offense and were only trying to exercise their freedom of speech to protest the use of race or gender as a factor in college admissions.
Similar sales have been held at U.S. colleges since February.
A black student filed a complaint with SMU, saying the sale was offensive. SMU officials said they halted the event after 45 minutes because it created a potentially unsafe situation for students.
Yep, ignorance, insensitivity, and bigotry really never go out of style, do they??