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Being white is not "always wrong," but being ignorant and bitter is.
It's been my experience that the "diversity crap" that you guys talk about is rarely to blame for people's bigotry - they usually start out bigots, and having to examine their opinions or accomodate any kind of difference just reinforces the fear that is at the heart of bigotry.
As for black classmates "getting scholarships just for being black" this is such a myth. Give me the stats to back up your kneejerk reaction, or STFU. There are some cases in which black students get advantages, which are meant to level the playing field and make up for certain disadvantages. Is it a perfect system? Hell no, but there are far fewer cases of black students getting help at the expense of white students than we would be led to believe by the panic mongers who use anecdotal evidence to paint a picture of widespread unfairness.
Bigotry has many defenders, apparently.
Even if you were right and this situation somehow reinforced his bigotry, that doesn't justify the fact that the dude is ignorant and offensive. Calling people "dirty chinks" is SO stupid and I can't think of any reason someone would defend it. He has a right to think what he wants, but the poster also has a right to tell him he sounds like a fucking moron and that he doesn't appreciate him disparaging his friends for no reason other than their race. Blaming "diversity training" and affirmative action for his ignorance is ignorant in itself.
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