Colorado State Collegian - Where is My Minority Support Group?Offered without comment: "In our society everyone belongs to some minority except for Caucasian males, and so all the knee-jerk reactions that caused various protections to be put into place to guard against minority discrimination instead help everyone else discriminate against the Caucasian male. When I apply to a college or interview for a job, I have to worry that I'm going to be passed over in favor of a person whose skin is darker than mine. When I apply for scholarships to help lessen the burden of paying for college, I am constantly turned away for not being a woman. Yes, I wholeheartedly endorse the idea that bigots should be dragged out into the street and have some sense beaten into them, but affirmative action and other well-intentioned but misguided regulations are harming as many people as they are trying to help.



It seems to be a common misconception that every Caucasian male has more resources at his disposal than anyone else and can therefore afford to be displaced in favor of minorities. I can tell you that nothing could be further from the truth. In today's society, the lines between rich and poor no longer fall along minority dividers. Sure, any economist will tell you there is still an earnings gap between Caucasians and certain minorities but when you get right down to it, once you are earning enough money to provide for yourself and your family, everything else is just luxury. "