Schwartz
Banned
- Joined
- Mar 22, 2015
- Messages
- 282
- Reaction score
- 157
- Location
- USA
- Gender
- Male
- Political Leaning
- Undisclosed
In a new website-slash-pitch for a memoir, Vijay Chokal-Ingam, the brother of comedian Mindy Kaling, reveals that he gamed the system and managed to get into medical school by claiming he was African-American.
Mindy Kaling’s Brother Reveals He Pretended to Be Black to Get into Medical School | Mediaite
That's the strangest thing I've read in a long time. Imagine you live in a country where all people regardless of their nationality, race and religious affiliation enjoy equality and freedom. And now forget it. Remember that you live in America, the land of the free, where everyone is equal but some people still manage to get more rights than you do. What's so special about black people and what's wrong with Indians? I see no difference. We are all citizens of the United States and should be equal to the point race and gender do not play any role.
Luckily I am white. If I were Native American I would be so outraged it could possibly have negative consequences for my reputation. I believe Native Americans are still oppressed, though opression itself looks differently now. You want to protect minorities? OK, then protect every minority, not only blacks.