Who’s Culture is it, Anyways? Post

I couldn’t hep but get the feeling, when I first read the title of this article, that Gates was alluding to something I had seen on TV some time in my short-lived lifespan thus far.  I just remembered; there used to be a show called “Who’s Line is it Anyways?” something about where they make things up and the points don’t matter.  However in this case i guess it’s slightly different, but on the other hand if this were a TV show i guess the slogan would be “It’s okay, be racist.  We won’t sue … yet”.  However that is hardly the point that I am going to make. 

As for the article I thought it was good.  It was short sweet and to the point.  The only problem is that I couldn’t find that point so for now in lue of the fact that this blog is due in about twenty minutes I will ramble on a tad bit longer.  I did however like the fact that Gates included Herman Melville.

My culture mostly white.  I’m 50% Irish, 25% German, 6.25% Cherokee Indian, and 18.75% is still a mystery to me.  I guess that you could say that that 18.75% is the equivalent of mystery meat in a high school cafeteria.  You already know that it’s some kind of meat and your pretty sure that it’s nothing that you have ever heard of, who knows maybe its oxtail (For those of you who get that joke I congratulate you).  Even though I am made up of all those ethnic backgrounds doesn’t mean I let that define my culture.  Technically I’m 75% drunk off of Whiskey and German Beer, but I’m not.  People in these times try to get away with mooching off of their culture.  For example if your 25% African American, 25% Hispanic, 25% American Indian, and 25% Mystery Meet, then chances are you just got a huge deduction off of your tuition.  Not to sound racist, but I’m waiting for the white middle class scholarship.

I guess the main point that I’m trying to convey is that you have your culture and thats all well and good, but you shouldn’t use it to your advantage to try and get ahead of people in life, because it’s stupid.  For example scholarships should be handed out to those who are either smart and deserve it or are poor and need the support to make it through.  Of course I wouldn’t be saying this my self if I did get a scholarship off of my ethnic background, because in the end it’s money and money is good.