A federal judge in Texas has ruled that the U.S. Minority Business Development Agency, founded during the Nixon administration, must avail itself to disadvantaged entrepreneurs of all races and ethnicities, including whites.
The summary judgment rendered on Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman, appointed in 2019 by then-President Donald Trump, was the latest in a recent series of federal court decisions rolling back decades of affirmative action programs aimed at remedying racial discrimination.
Pittman, a judge in the Forth Worth branch of the Northern Texas District, sided with two white businessmen who sued the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), a branch of the Commerce Department, last year after being denied benefits on the basis of race.
The plaintiffs were told they were ineligible for agency assistance because they were not members of any of the races or ethnicities included on a list of qualified minorities presumed to be disadvantaged and thus entitled to services, according to the judge’s summary of the case.
I was concerned that this comment only had 5 downvotes, but then I saw you’d only posted it 12 minutes ago, so I have faith it will be bombed into oblivion as it deserves.
Targeted corrections to racism are not racism and racism is a separate problem from class. Sorry the demographic massively overrepresented in business and politics might have a few programs not available to them.
This comment didn’t age well.
There were 5 downvotes after 12 minutes and thirty something now. That there’s a lot of other whiners upvoting doesn’t make it a less derision-worthy comment.
Attempting to fix racism with more racism isn’t a solution.
What’s ironic is these are mostly the same people jumping on Israel for committing genocide after saying ‘never again’. The lack of self awareness is stunning.
Oh my god you guys are so far up your asses it’s just *chef’s kiss*. Yes, whiny white boys are totally like the Palestinians.
You actually said that, read it, and thought “got 'em”.
Are you seriously comparing affirmative action with genocide?