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La Lioness Priyanka

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18. are you asking this of all Harvard students or just her?

Reply to Kang Colby (Reply #15)

Mon May 2, 2016, 04:58 PM

May 2016

how about every other white harvard kid who has legacy advantages?

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you know what's racist af? People implying that Malia got into Harvard due to her last name. [View all] La Lioness Priyanka May 2016 OP

The only way George W. Bush got into an ivy league was his last name redstatebluegirl May 2016 #1

also, why do people assume her grades were not good enough? La Lioness Priyanka May 2016 #2

Because she is Black of course.... redstatebluegirl May 2016 #3

Echoes of the demands (by Trump, etc) for Obama's transcripts. emulatorloo May 2016 #8

Because they're racists, as you correctly reasoned. Considering how smart both her parents pnwmom May 2016 #49

Did you examine her report cards and SAT scores? Human101948 May 2016 #57

I doubt that Bush would get into Harvard today. He got in before SAT scores became pnwmom May 2016 #60

Actually it was the GMATs for MBA school then and it was very competitive... Human101948 May 2016 #80

I keep forgetting how many Bernie supporters resent President Obama for his success. Sorry!!! n/t pnwmom May 2016 #90

Oh stop. CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #111

But I was talking to someone who does. nt pnwmom May 2016 #116

On this I have to agree RandySF May 2016 #118

Why do you assume they are? Unless you're her academic adviser, you don't know one way or the other. Gene Debs May 2016 #59

Two brilliant, supportive parents plus one healthy child and one stimulating environment = pnwmom May 2016 #61

In other words, you don't actually know either. Gene Debs May 2016 #62

Why would you think otherwise? There has never been any kind of hint pnwmom May 2016 #66

But also no hint she was scscholar May 2016 #89

A healthy child of two brilliant and loving parents, raised in a stimulating environment and pnwmom May 2016 #92

Virtually every Harvard applicant is an exceptional student with extremely high potential Ex Lurker May 2016 #161

It was one of many factors. And why not? How many of her classmates would not be psyched pnwmom May 2016 #162

The kid who didn't get in to Harvard Ex Lurker May 2016 #163

How many Rethug Presidents had TWO parents as bright and well-educated as Barack and Michelle? pnwmom May 2016 #164

I'm sure she is very well qualified Ex Lurker May 2016 #165

honest, probably because i am not racist af. nt La Lioness Priyanka May 2016 #63

Are you saying I am? Gene Debs May 2016 #68

I am so happy for Malia. But who is af? floriduck May 2016 #83

lol it means as fuck La Lioness Priyanka May 2016 #99

Ya got me there. LOL at me too. nm floriduck May 2016 #125

I have always been under the impression that both she and Sasha are top grade students. They monmouth4 May 2016 #4

they have parents who are brilliant, they had excellent schooling La Lioness Priyanka May 2016 #6

They did indeed have the kind of project-based, private school learning not available villager May 2016 #53

Sidwell is the go-to for presidential children RandySF May 2016 #120

That is not racism TM99 May 2016 #5

oh of course it's not. nt La Lioness Priyanka May 2016 #7

Are you claiming I am racist? TM99 May 2016 #20

They claimed Obama was "unqualified" to get into Harvard Law emulatorloo May 2016 #11

I am sure 'they' did TM99 May 2016 #24

well I did find this hfojvt May 2016 #29

Her grades are none of our damn business. TNNurse May 2016 #46

Regression to the mean AngryAmish May 2016 #64

Malia Obama deserves the same privacy as you and me. yardwork May 2016 #47

30 and a 4.0 hfojvt May 2016 #122

^^^^^^^^^^WOW^^^^^^^^^^ alcibiades_mystery May 2016 #156

1206 is pretty good TexasBushwhacker May 2016 #157

No it wouldn't ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #158

Cool allegation... yet lacking a copy of the transcript, that's all it really is. LanternWaste May 2016 #172

What business is it of yours or anyone else for that matter? Kingofalldems May 2016 #50

Maybe Trump can get his people on it. gwheezie May 2016 #55

we have gotten quite trump-y here lately. La Lioness Priyanka May 2016 #78

Unqualified? He graduated "Magna cum laude" from Harvard Law. Bush graduated from Harvard Busines Cal33 May 2016 #35

Well, Trump demanded his transcript, after he demanded his birth certificate emulatorloo May 2016 #37

So did Ted Cruz lancer78 May 2016 #39

nobody denies cruz was qualified and is intellIgent JI7 May 2016 #58

I no longer respect lancer78 May 2016 #160

I don't know what Cruz learned at. Harvard Law. Manifestor_of_Light May 2016 #182

LOL ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #19

being well qualified for acceptance and having a last name that virtually guarantees it... mike_c May 2016 #9

the compulsion to point this out comes from a very racist space La Lioness Priyanka May 2016 #13

this is exactly it JI7 May 2016 #21

yup. because of course the kennedy kids were clearly qualified. compulsive racism La Lioness Priyanka May 2016 #22

Why should you then be snide about "the Kennedy kids"? It's either all good, or not. WinkyDink May 2016 #101

I am not being snide about the kids La Lioness Priyanka May 2016 #102

I know tone. "Of course" set it. Moreover, only Republicans would have griped about any Kennedys. WinkyDink May 2016 #106

you cannot tell my tone on my posts. you can tell what i am actually saying La Lioness Priyanka May 2016 #112

Name and money... TipTok May 2016 #10

mr and mrs obama got in without having presidential parents. La Lioness Priyanka May 2016 #26

Hence the reason I said that it is only part of the reason... TipTok May 2016 #38

So how about Chelsea Clinton? Stanford would have just taken her without her name right? snooper2 May 2016 #179

Any university in the country will accept a child of the president. Nye Bevan May 2016 #12

Bingo. n/t Kang Colby May 2016 #16

Agreed metroins May 2016 #23

the compulsion to point this out comes from a very racist space La Lioness Priyanka May 2016 #27

i bet they think her parents only got in because they are black JI7 May 2016 #14

exactly. minimizing black achievements is part of a holistic way in which we devalue black lives La Lioness Priyanka May 2016 #17

How well did she do on the SAT? What was her GPA? Kang Colby May 2016 #15

are you asking this of all Harvard students or just her? La Lioness Priyanka May 2016 #18

All Harvard students including those with legacy advantages. Kang Colby May 2016 #25

why would you assume she was not qualified by her own merit? La Lioness Priyanka May 2016 #28

Huh? I didn't assume anything. Kang Colby May 2016 #33

so she needs to prove that she deserved to get in, we cannot make the assumption La Lioness Priyanka May 2016 #34

No, she doesn't need to "prove" anything. She already did, when she got into Harvard! Kang Colby May 2016 #36

i apologize for being cantankerous, but it wouldnt shut them up, they'd just move the boundary La Lioness Priyanka May 2016 #42

Exactly!!! The goal post always moves. Nt AgadorSparticus May 2016 #103

Understood. n/t Kang Colby May 2016 #119

Well, it did help. It also helped that her dad went to law school there Warpy May 2016 #30

took me a while to figure out what AF meant. hfojvt May 2016 #31

af means as fuck....fairly new term irisblue May 2016 #167

Maybe Barack Obama got into Harvard with his name, NOT!! Thinkingabout May 2016 #32

Silly Lioness. It was because of her first name. KamaAina May 2016 #40

I give up: what's "af"? nt Smarmie Doofus May 2016 #41

as fuck. nt La Lioness Priyanka May 2016 #43

Or because she's the daughter of the president of the U. S., and a child of the ruling class. Binkie The Clown May 2016 #44

Been waiting for someone, anyone, in this thread to point out Michelle went to Harvard Law as well Hekate May 2016 #45

Right, I'm sure Harvard was going to deny the daughter of the POTUS Android3.14 May 2016 #48

Amazing how they all jump in on these threads. Kingofalldems May 2016 #51

I seriously doubt she got in due to name. Turin_C3PO May 2016 #52

OF COURSE, Malia is Harvard material! raging moderate May 2016 #54

There's no mention of race in the statement. The implication is that she got into Harvard because Gene Debs May 2016 #56

this is a rightwing tactic that has recently reared its head on DU, where the mention of race La Lioness Priyanka May 2016 #67

I agree 100% rock May 2016 #65

as fuck. La Lioness Priyanka May 2016 #69

That's what I found on Google rock May 2016 #70

So I guess I am gooing to be racist because I don't give a fuck what school she attends? nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #71

apathy is different from deliberately diminishing achievements of black people. nt La Lioness Priyanka May 2016 #72

Look just making sure, becuase I have been told by some that it is indeed racist nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #75

You know what's also "racist af"? Scootaloo May 2016 #73

clinton did not bring up pastor wright, when asked to comment she said La Lioness Priyanka May 2016 #77

Funny how selective your ability to hear dog whistles seems to be Scootaloo May 2016 #94

Right. People only get into Harvard on their academic merit. lumberjack_jeff May 2016 #74

Huh? Noooo.... retrowire May 2016 #76

Being the daughter of the President of the United States certainly helps her cause oberliner May 2016 #79

i think she would have gotten in on her own merit, much like her parents did La Lioness Priyanka May 2016 #81

In this case, "I think...." is completely illogical. She is who she is, and cannot be another. WinkyDink May 2016 #105

Many meritorious students don't get into Harvard oberliner May 2016 #113

Only 5.8% of the top students in this country who apply get TexasMommaWithAHat May 2016 #124

Absolutely. Race had nothing to do with it. mikehiggins May 2016 #82

Her father is a graduate, so she has a "legacy" advantage anyway jberryhill May 2016 #84

her admission there is not our business. lots of people are admitted there and nobody bothers with msongs May 2016 #85

SHE IS THE DAUGHTER OF THE US PRESIDENT. Not Holden from Pennsy Prep. WinkyDink May 2016 #97

"In America... BumRushDaShow May 2016 #86

Yes. This. La Lioness Priyanka May 2016 #100

Even if it's true kacekwl May 2016 #87

Well said GOPblows431 May 2016 #88

Of course her name got her in abakan May 2016 #91

She has two ivy league parents. Every time I sit in the Trustees reading room in Princeton's... NNadir May 2016 #93

Jury Results. NutmegYankee May 2016 #95

Of course this got alerted on. La Lioness Priyanka May 2016 #98

You were correct in expecting it. NutmegYankee May 2016 #104

i am. La Lioness Priyanka May 2016 #108

Come on! Daughter of a POTUs AND alum?! Not race; Family! Status! Plus, her world travels and WinkyDink May 2016 #96

she is the POTUS' daughter; Ivy League schools nearly always take political royalty ericson00 May 2016 #107

both accusations denigrate the actual merit of a student. La Lioness Priyanka May 2016 #110

No, it does exactly the opposite. basselope May 2016 #134

I'm certain Malia is as brilliant as her parents RandySF May 2016 #109

I don't think you understand what the term "racist" means. basselope May 2016 #114

LOL. La Lioness Priyanka May 2016 #115

Sorry, but you don't. basselope May 2016 #117

I teach about prejudice and racism La Lioness Priyanka May 2016 #129

Well, you are obviously not very good at it. basselope May 2016 #132

ha ha. ok. research has to be peer reviewed not a self published book. just fyi. nt La Lioness Priyanka May 2016 #139

Do you know how many disputed "peer reviewed" studies there are? basselope May 2016 #147

I'd keep minimizing and trivializing academic publishing as well if it countered my own biases. LanternWaste May 2016 #176

What "bias" basselope May 2016 #181

Some people aren't aware of the micro aggression from racism so they dismiss those who do uponit7771 May 2016 #127

Some people just abuse the term. basselope May 2016 #130

....and its usually NOT the people who don't understand the micro agressions of racism. uponit7771 May 2016 #133

No. basselope May 2016 #135

If the context is narrowed to only questioning legacy systems of course there's no there there uponit7771 May 2016 #136

also, in a country where race determines a lot of your destiny, a lot of things are about race. La Lioness Priyanka May 2016 #141

YES!! Many can't relate how much race is involved. Even some PoC who haven't grown uponit7771 May 2016 #145

That isn't what the OP posted. basselope May 2016 #143

I read the OP again and didn't read "any" questioning just the context of legacy which is a double uponit7771 May 2016 #148

You have to admit she is extremely high profile. basselope May 2016 #152

Of course there were not cries of racism, they're white... kinda makes the point right? Historically uponit7771 May 2016 #166

But, I haven't even seen the question being raised. basselope May 2016 #168

Isn't "some" or "most" implied? There wasn't any "all people implying" it was "people implying" as.. uponit7771 May 2016 #169

Test scores and grades Depaysement May 2016 #121

I agree with you. Texasgal May 2016 #123

I have seen no mention of this except on DU by Clinton fans. Where do you find this stuff? CentralCoaster May 2016 #126

lol. Not everything is about the primary. La Lioness Priyanka May 2016 #128

Having nothing to do with my query-- who is saying these things about Malia? CentralCoaster May 2016 #131

i honestly dont know about presidential candidates La Lioness Priyanka May 2016 #137

"It's not like Harvard is hard to get into"? You don't think a 5% admission rate is hard? n/t pnwmom May 2016 #171

Melia is in the enviable position of having her LibDemAlways May 2016 #138

Given the intelligence and education of her parents Bradical79 May 2016 #140

agreed. La Lioness Priyanka May 2016 #142

I am really tired of the chip on the shoulders of DU. I cannot believe our Democratic board seabeyond May 2016 #144

me either. we've all argued before, but DU has been feeling less and less big D La Lioness Priyanka May 2016 #146

Plus 1 - n/t JustAnotherGen May 2016 #177

Great post malaise May 2016 #149

K&R betsuni May 2016 #150

Sorry, but the PO is just a leap of faith Albertoo May 2016 #151

Who is this "they" you are talking about. notadmblnd May 2016 #153

They said GW Bush got into Yale because of his name----what do you call that? virgogal May 2016 #154

Same as when Chelsea got into Stanford One_Life_To_Give May 2016 #155

That's not racist. It's classist. It's the recognition that she's a legacy not her race. craigmatic May 2016 #159

K&R Starry Messenger May 2016 #170

Auto Focus? Air Force? Audio Frequency? Thor_MN May 2016 #173

The 1% are evil, unless they are our 1% Democat May 2016 #174

I don't remember anyone minimizing Chelsea Clinton's earning her admissions at Stanford, Oxford and LanternWaste May 2016 #175

You don't remember anyone criticizing Chelsea Clinton? Or is that sarcasm? Democat May 2016 #185

Every kid of powerful parents will be looked at the same way The2ndWheel May 2016 #178

Not necessarily Captain Stern May 2016 #180

A beautiful intelligent young woman. This is what all children should have no matter their race. Autumn May 2016 #183

^^^^^ this is correct questionseverything May 2016 #184

Reading through all those vile comments against her... sofa king May 2016 #186