Dear white people: I like you guys.
Seriously, in high school, I was made fun of by the other Asian kids for having no Asian friends. I don’t know why, but it sure wasn’t because of a meager talent pool; I hail from Vancouver, BC, which, according to some sources, is 30% Asian. But I digress.
As much as I like you guys, I’ve come to realize that sometimes I really feel sorry for you. I most recently had this revelation as I strolled through (okay, elbowed through at a sloth’s pace) the NSO Activities Fair on Tuesday.
Bombarded with pamphlets (I guess I look young) and later, out of curiosity, browsing through the OSL Cultural and Support Organization list, I was elated that I, at this moment, technically have the option of joining the Asian Student Union, Asian Pacific Student Coalition, Canadians at Penn, and the Korean Student Association. In fact, if you are a minority student, you are free to dabble in the veritable potpourri of Penn’s available cultural groups.
But what do you have if you’re one of them simple, good ol’ WASP-y American types?
From what I could see on that list, there really isn’t any available outlet specifically catered to white people and white people only. It’s just too bad that just because you are the majority, you can’t have your own self-interest group. But I guess it’s just too easy to make comparisons to certain others who have tried to do that in the past… (read: Every book ever used in HIST-430: The Third Reich.)
No need to worry, though, at least you have Stuff White People Like. And hey, even your fellow white people think the same!
I dance, you join my group, okay?
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September 6th, 2008 at 4:53 am
how about 90% of the fraternities on campus?
September 7th, 2008 at 2:53 pm
Hah, you posted this just to bash a post from a year ago, didn’t you?