So there are no assumptions or false conclusions being made by me.
I don't generalize about whites.
You spend a great deal of time making assumptions in this thread. You talk about "the whites" over and over, which certainly seems to be generalizations about whites. You also seem to assume that some posters are white, without knowing; this is an anonymous message board, after all.
Just to give a couple of examples:
As long as whites automatically believe they are always the most qualified this is the way I am going to believe it should be done.
You ask me about my degree like the whites do. You are here arguing about SAT scores like the whites do.
But what you and the other whites don't seem to get is that the white skin carries preferences that add up for them they never have to consider.
Then there was this quote back at the beginning of the thread :
You gave plenty of shits with all your racist posts about all this free shit we blacks are supposed to want. It's not that you don't care. It's all about you not being man enough to face the truth.
Remember that? Where you assumed that Don'tTazeMeBro had made a bunch of racist posts without actually having seen racist posts from him?
Look, I realize there have been some anti-black racists posting in this thread. I'm not excusing that: they are idiots. Nor am I denying that whites benefited from racist policies for much of this country's history, nor that the effects of such policies can still be felt today. However, you are likely to have a better time making your point if you don't say things that are clearly untrue, like you haven't been making assumptions and don't generalize about whites. Anyone who's read this thread will have seen instances of you doing those things.
Of course, I don't know what your actual motivations are. You may not be interested in real discussion about this topic. Perhaps this is just a way for you to vent anger and frustration.
Whatever the case, making assumptions and generalizations and then claiming not to be making assumptions or generalizations is unlikely to convert many minds.
All this has nothing to do with the thread topic. I am not generalizing. I am reading what you post. The generalizations are coming from you and others about me, or blacks in general. So if you want to discuss the OP which is why I ******* posted it, then do so. But all this bullshit is unnecessary.
So you try showing me what I have said that is untrue. Not what you think is untrue but actual untrue statements made by me. .Because you took a peer reviewed accredited study and basically refused to accept the results. A study you refused to understand was done on more than one campus and as a result of that study over 800 universities have made standardized tests optional and the number is growing. You said I made disingenuous comments when in fact the study did show that tests were not a valid indicator of success in college.
That study involved people who took the test and people who did not. Not people who took the test and one group did not submit their tests. The rates of graduation were basically the same between students who took the test and those who did not. So then if that's the case what do entrance scores really prove? NOT A M DAMNED THING!
I know what generalization is and I know that for example don't taz me had no reason to make the comments he made if he di not have the attitude I stated. If he did not care, then why enter the thread to say it. I am not generalizing. I have stated in this forum that not all whites think in the manner many here do.. So stick to the OP and I don't need your lectures.
So when you can talk to people who keep talking about slavery when this thread is not about that, then you come back and talk to me about generalization about whites. When you can talk to the whites who assume I only complain about this because I haven't worked hard then you talk to me about generalizations. When you talk to those who are telling me how I got a masters degree given to me because of affirmative action , then you can tell me all day long about how I am unfairly generalizing whites. When you start telling whites here that the argument of how blacks are getting into college all with lower scores than everybody is racist and untrue then talk me about generalizing. When you stop questioning why I started this OP while whites here have started all kinds of OP without motives being questioned, then come talk to me about generalizing anyone.
Why do I need to show you what you have said that is "untrue?" I have already done a bit of that regarding your assumptions and generalization, but hey, let's just look at this post, shall we?
You say I refuse to understand the study. I don't "refuse" to understand it. That doesn't even make sense. I might understand it and refuse to admit it, but understanding isn't a conscious decision.
The 800+ universities that use testing-optional admissions practices did not all make their policies based on this study. That's ridiculous. Just as an example, Bates College, the school which ran the 20-year study I provided a link for, first made SAT scores optional in 1984, which is when they began their 20-year study. The article you provided a link to was from 2014. Are you claiming that testing-optional applications policies didn't begin until 2014? Let me ask this: How could a study of testing-optional admissions policy be done if no schools were using such a policy? As you can see, your claim that "as a result of that study over 800 universities have made standardized tests optional" seems likely to be untrue.
I showed which statements you made were disingenuous. You said this:
test scores have been invalidated as any kind of standard for student success or entry into college.
Test scores have not been invalidated. At most, SAT and ACT scores might have been invalidated as a standard. Even that is not a conclusion drawn by the lead author of the study. From the article you linked, a quote from William Hiss, who led the study, "I would never say the SATs and ACTs have no predictive value for anybody; they have predictive value for some people. We just don’t find them reliable cross populations.”
I also showed you that the study was not about people who took or did not take the tests in question, but rather was about those who submitted their test scores and those who did not. I'm providing you with quotes from the article, yet you continue to contradict it. From the article you linked, "Former Dean of Admissions for Bates College William Hiss led the study which tracked the grades and graduation rates of students who submitted their test results against those who did not over several years." It tracked grades and graduation rates of
students who submitted their test results against those who did not.
Let's go back to assumptions. You assume you know why Don'tTazeMeBro made his comments back at the beginning of the thread. You then further assumed you knew he had made many racist posts. When asked to provide evidence, you brushed it off as though evidence of such claims is unimportant.
Generalizations: whether racist idiots make generalizations about blacks or not does not change whether you make generalizations, about whites or other subjects. I have already clearly admitted there have been anti-black racist idiots posting in this thread. That happens with pretty much any thread about race on this forum. I've never claimed that there are no racist white morons on this board or in this nation. And I will say whatever I want to you, within the rules of the board; I don't need your permission to address your posts.
Perhaps, rather than trying to deflect any questions you don't like by saying, "Look what whites have done!", you might simply answer those questions. Asking what you hope to accomplish with this thread isn't an attack, or some sort of unconscionable questioning of your character. It's a valid question. You might be trying to change opinions, you might just want there to be a conversation, you might be testing to see what responses you'll draw, you might just be trolling.
I have now shown you some things you have said which are untrue, which you asked for. I have pointed out a disingenuous comment you made, which you asked for. I have, again, been perfectly willing to admit that there have been racist comments made against blacks on this thread, as there are on pretty much any thread which touches on race. I have done this without throwing around insults, without claiming anyone has no right to ask questions. I have provided evidence of claims that I have made, including quotes from the article you linked. I think I have been completely reasonable and civil in my posts to you. Would you care to respond?