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In the article from the 10/18/1991 edition of the Daily Pennsylvanian, the student newspaper of the University of Pennsylvania, a "Cenk Uygur" is quoted who was then "a senior Management major from East Brunswick, New Jersey."

This Cenk Uygur proposes that a person's race should not be considered when evaluating their qualifications for admission to the university.  Instead, the university should accept only "the best students independent of their ethnicity."

This rather ignorant Cenk Uyger -- who was, apparently, very young at the time -- ignores the effects of poverty and the unjust distribution of resources to public schools, making it more difficult for impoverished students, who usually are members of minority races, to gain admission to higher education.  Instead, he appears to want to ignore all of society's inequities and simply admit the most qualified, usually white, applicants.

Perhaps today's Cenk Uyger simply forgot that he once held that opinion.  To be honest, I have forgotten exactly how sexist my opinions once were, and I have prided myself on having liberated attitudes for a long time.  But I'm sure I could find an old ex-girlfriend or two who would be happy to lodge her complaints.

Cenk might be looking at his past from the same mistaken-but-not-deliberate ly-dishonest perspective.

HMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmMMMMMM?

Actually, I'm willing to believe that, since Cenk has never seemed reluctant to observe, usually with great accuracy, when he is the "bad guy" on an issue.  But if he's lying then I say we burn down the house!

by EveningStarNM on 07/06/2009 12:29:28 AM EST