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Originally Posted by timalkin
Do you think any disparity in standardized admission tests or college admissions could have something to do with young black people holding this man up as a role model?
When drugs, guns, and "pimpin" make up a huge part of the popular culture worshipped by young black people, it's small wonder that academics are not a top priority. |
I agree that Obama or Condi Rice or Colin Powell or Clarence Thomas may be better role models...but the fact remains that role models have absolutely nothing to do with bias against minorities in standardized college admission testing.
The bias in testing existed long before the role model.