Originally Posted by MVWRX

There is no such thing as THE minority. There is such a thing as THE majority; it requires that one group constitute >50% of the population. So in most states there is the white majority and several minorities. And when the white population goes below 50% in a state, then there is NO majority and several minorities. Saying any group is THE minority is helladumb.

I'm not bringing this up because of symantics; I think using the phrase "the minority' when refering to whites losing the majority is indicitive of a fundamental flaw in some people's thinking of what majority and minority are.

There's nothing wrong with having 10 minorities and no majority; in fact, I would predict that a democracy would run better with no majority group.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I agree but thats not what Hella based his argument on. He was going by population stats, in a very biased format, which didn't further his argument. I will say this though, even if we did the demographics by the amount of applicants for admission you would see a higher representation of whites vs other minorities.

Originally Posted by HellaDumb

It's safe to say that many folks here assumed evil white men dominate the top schools, but that just isn't so.

Originally Posted by hella

Whites are a dying and lazy race, so don't get your panties in a bind.

Originally Posted by lojasmo

I have been aware for years that institutions of higher learning are diverse. I would say that nobody was surprised.