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In reply to the discussion: Colleges Rescinding Admissions Offers as Racist Social Media Posts Emerge [View all]CatLady78
(1,041 posts)44. You are right
People change..Even Don Black's son left.
Young people might just be repeating rubbish they hear at home. College is a great opportunity for getting exposed to alternative view points and getting deprogrammed wrt racist, sexist and other rubbish.
And I at least think class is a factor. If your parents were wealthy, educated and you hold these views, college probably won't change you. You will merely come away with the ammunition you need for a career on Fox News claiming that colleges are communist bastions ruled by feminists or some such rubbish. But if you are poorer and this is your first exposure to diverse groups and academia, you have a decent chance of changing.
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Colleges Rescinding Admissions Offers as Racist Social Media Posts Emerge [View all]
BigmanPigman
Jul 2020
OP
A lot of times- when I've seen these issues come up - they tend to be with more "elite" schools
tulipsandroses
Jul 2020
#17
My comment about apologizing wasn't in reference to anything that you said. Quite often,
tulipsandroses
Jul 2020
#25
Attending college has historically been seen as a privelege rather than a right
usajumpedtheshark
Jul 2020
#36
Never suggested a slap on the wrist if you read the rest of my posts on this thread.
Nevilledog
Jul 2020
#52
Not getting into a first-choice college is a big consequence, and also an opportunity to change.
WhiskeyGrinder
Jul 2020
#60
Pretty sure absolutely no one is "kept from college" because of racist social media posts.
WhiskeyGrinder
Jul 2020
#53
You may have posted your opinion extensively, but you've failed to support it.
LanternWaste
Jul 2020
#71
I think being torn on this comes from not being certain of what the criterion is
rpannier
Jul 2020
#31