was michelle maglalang accepted to oberlin through affirmative action?

[frylock]

Do you think Ms. Maglalang realizes that her mixed marriage to a Jewish man is most despised by the people who share the same views that she espouses? Does Ms. Maglalang actually believe that because she writes these hateful, racist columns that she would be immune to the roundup and internment of immigrants that she endorses? Or does she really think that she's a white girl?

http://www.onepeoplesproject.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=172&Itemid=29

[BlueEyedSon]

1. Wow, her kids are gonna be SO CONFUSED

and self-hating!

[lottie244]

20. No through money. Her family has plenty. Maybe from Marcos

connections?

[tom_paine]

2. Ms. Malglalang realizes nothing but her weekly checks

If her Bushevik Masters told her to, she would murder to get them, as long as it wass liberal "Enemies of the State".

Conscience is not a factor with Totalitarian Filth like Maglalang.

[BlueEyedSon]

3. I suppose she thinks she's Jewish by injection now.

[skypilot]

4. What's with "Maglalang"???

Is this a DU nickname for her or is it her real name or something?

[frylock]

6. maglalang is her maiden name..

she is the daughter of Filipino immigrants. You think she would have any cred as a racist if she used that name as her byline?

[BlackJack8324]

5. What nationality is she?

I don't think xenophobia is exclusively a white thing. Japan and China have their share of xenophobes.

[NewJeffCT]

8. she's from the Philippines

Which is probably why she is all in favor of interring the Japanese during WW2. I don't think Japan was exactly kind to them back then...

[frylock]

10. she was born in philadelphia..

her folks are from the Philippines.

[truebrit71]

12. THANK YOU!! Someone FINALLY gets it right!!

Her parents are from the PI, and they were treated HORRIBLY by the Japanese in WWII. My wife is 1st generation Phillipine-American, and her parents and grand-parents have vivid memories of how they were treated by the Japanese back then. To this day they harbour deep feelings of distrust and anger towards the Japanese.

Now, I'm not saying that is her sole reason for being an internment apologist, but it goes along way to understanding how she can rationalize it in her own mind.

She is totally WRONG, it was inexcusable, but it may well be a precursor of things to come if the * junta steals another election this fall....

[NewJeffCT]

13. Same with Chinese

My wife's family is from Nanjing, China (do a google search on "Rape of Nanking" for more info) and they, and most of China, also don't have fond memories of the Japanese. Recently a young Chinese model lost her job for wearing a dress that had a Japanese flag on it... and, this is 60 years after WW2 ended.

[madrchsod]

7. great site!

put it right in my politics bookmarks.......

[ropi]

9. i wondered the same.

what was her 'status' on her application and which scholarships if any did she apply for during her studies at her university. i am surprised that she even went to Oberlin. isn't Oberlin a hot-bed of liberal activism and activists, or has it changed?

[mark414]

18. oberlin has always been fairly liberal

i advise everyone to read "breaking ranks" by dr. robert fuller, former president of oberlin.

it's another -ism to add to the book, this one rankism, or abuse of rank. it's fantastic.

[Zech Marquis]

11. she wans to pass as white

this is something you would see in sme, but not all Filipinos. Most are very proud of their hertiage and don't appreciate the constant putdowns and insults by 'whitey". And they're also really wonderful people..say for the tiny minority who want to "pass", aka Miss Maglalang here. She's the type of filipina you stay away from--actually run away from1 Her mean spirited attitude speaks volumes doesn't it?

[frylock]

17. i have known many filipinos, and wholeheartedly agree with you

[AirAmFan]

14. The premise of this thread really bothers me. Would people be so quick

to question Malkin's intelligence if she did not appear to have some African ancestry in her multicultural mix? I thought the stereotype of Asian-Americans was that they are smarter than average. And did anybody at DU ever research Ann Coulter's or Sean Hannity's degrees and cast doubt on them?

Smart people, and smart nonwhite people, can do and say and write stupid things, and things we may not go along with. But let's treat them the same way we'd treat anybody else who did, said, or wrote something stupid, or something with which we may not agree. This thread reminds me of similar threads I've seen about Condi Rice, Colin Powell, and other right-wing nutballs who happen not to be white.

[elehhhhna]

15. you mean lke the song? " Whooooaaa Black Betty, Manglalang..." ?

[laruemtt]

30. i thought it was

oh black betty bam-a-lam. but then, i wasn't always in my "right mind" in the 70s.......

[frylock]

16. the premise of this thread was to point out that she is A RACIST

if Coulter wrote a book about killing whitey, I would be the first to point out the IRONY. Do you understand the concept of irony? What is your experience with racism? I am a white male from a border town who has abandoned many of my high school chums because I grew sick of hearing about "wetbacks" and "mud sharks", which is what her husband would be considered in some parts. btw.. her husband is a JEW. I'm sure some of his ancestors are intimately familiar with the subject of which she writes.

a rose by any other COLOR...

[BurtWorm]

19. There's still an underlying premise that people of color are supposed

to behave in certain ways and believe certain beliefs. Malkin's background is irrelevant--unless she exploits it to make a point. Does she do that in her book?

[frylock]

25. it's my feeling that people who have been dicriminated against..

would have a greater understanding, and perhaps be a little more sensitive about it.

[BurtWorm]

28. She evidently was never discriminated against.

:shrug:

I just think her words are more relevant than her background. And her words are idiotic. She's got the same Ann Coulter deer-in-the-headlight, wounded victim look when her argument is attacked on its merit.

[Taverner]

21. What's a "mud shark"?

Never heard that one before....

[BurtWorm]

22. It's a Mothers of Invention song, I know that much.

Out...
You go out...
So far out...
And do the mudshark, baby.

[frylock]

24. a white man who marries a person of color..

it's a term that is used by racists. I grew up and live in the East County of San Diego, just over the hill from Santee, a.k.a. Klantee.

[AirAmFan]

23. I disagree. IMO she's not a racist. She's a pitiful SHILL for racists,

who seek out people of color to provide them with "left cover" for policies that diminish minorities' life chances.

I've seen no evidence that Malkin has ever exercised her prerogatives or power to execute or incarcerate anyone unjustly, deny anybody a job or an education, etc. She holds no public office that I know of. She's an obscure writer whose opinions hardly anybody has ever paid any attention to until last month. As I understand it, whe's a "Ward Connerly" Republican who consistently denies her own heritage in print and on the air. But does she have the power to make a difference in anybody's life, in the real world?

She's just a pawn, used by REAL racists like George W. Bush to say, "See? There's nothing wrong what we're doing to Arab-American men, Black toddlers, Hispanic dropouts, etc. Our policies are not racist, because Rice, Powell, Paige, etc. agree with them."

[frylock]

26. perhaps you are right..

and I would have been better served to say that she exhibits racist tendencies and/or views. I apologize if I offended you, or any others, but I really have no tolerance for these types of views. I only wanted to point out the irony that if she got what she wrote about, she in all likelihood would be interned herself. Somehow I think she feels she is above that.

[AirAmFan]

29. I think I understand where you're coming from. Sorry if my first post

startled you.

Race is the trickiest issue in American politics, because our society is so segregated, and because there are so many legitimate but different views about the subject, views that cut across demographic lines. Have you ever seen a book or website called "Ten Lenses"? Fortune 500 multicultural consultant Mark Williams' work is the best I've ever seen on race in this country. The book is partially online at http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/1892123592/ref=sib_dp_pt/002-2199192-4151234

Personally, I think it's important to save our "big guns" for people with REAL power, like "Justice" Clarence Thomas. IMO it's just overkill to go after nobodies like Malkin.

On the other hand, given what she's written and said recently, she could be a somebody soon. The way she's going, she's bucking for a Republican appointment to the Civil Rights Commission!

[frylock]

31. peace!!!

[mitchum]

27. You're right, She's not a racist, but a "house ______"