Tinu - Empress of Twerk

Legacy is consideration for attendance to an institution of learning, based largely on race.

And class. This ruling could help make it fun, I mean easier to sue on that basis.

If I can't get considered because I'm Black, others shouldn't be admitted because they're rich white offspring.

Jun 29, 2023 at 8:45pmIceCubesApp
Show threadMelissaJun 29, 2023

@Tinu

I've seen several doctors at Georgetown Hospital that were obviously legacy admissions.

One told me. He was very popular, but literally had to look at Wikipedia when talking about alternative treatments for my rare disease. (also, medical papers were better than Wiki!) He was also often late refilling prescriptions like Gabapentin and oxcarbazepine. He wasn't even particularly nice but he took Medicaid so I was stuck with him for a long time. 😠

Show threadMelissaJun 29, 2023

@Tinu

It would make the most sense to stop with the legacy admissions forever.

I doubt anything good has ever come from them except maybe a disabled person or neurodiverse person here or there accidentally being admitted who wouldn't otherwise. But in general it seems like rich white people really a guaranteed spot at birth

Show threadTinu - Empress of TwerkJun 29, 2023

@MelonDC

I'm sorry this doctor treated you so shitty.

Legacy admissions have always puzzled me.

I saw this ruling coming. It will shift enrollment and money back to HCBUs until the concept of going into 100k debt with interest for the hope a 60k job stops making sense to people.

Show threadShantiSJun 30, 2023
@Tinu @MelonDC C’mon people - Legacy admissions help the Universities! How else are they going to keep raising the billions of dollars? Note that it’s not just enough that your parent went to the school; they better have donated some money in the 20+ years since … if they want their child to get admission.
Show threadTinu - Empress of TwerkJun 30, 2023

@Shantis @MelonDC Something about that reminds me of something from 30 Rock "how are we going to give them jobs if we don't use their money."

Before colleges were forced to admit Black people and women, even elite colleges were like 2k.

Lol what do they now need billiobs of doars for.

Show threadKat A Klysm Jun 29, 2023
@Tinu legacy admissions shouldn’t have been a thing to begin with. As you’ve basically said, legacy benefits upper class white folks.
Show threadTinu - Empress of TwerkJun 29, 2023
@kataklysm Right. Nit even middle class and poor white people. Seems stingy.
Show threadKat A Klysm Jun 29, 2023
@Tinu stingy, biased, bigoted, illogical… so many words for it.
Show threadMx. Luna Corbden 🐸Jun 29, 2023
@Tinu I hope someone sues on these grounds and use their own policies against them. This is like how in Florida, parents of trans minors are suing on grounds of parental rights, which puts them in quite the bind no matter which way it’s ruled. Use their destruction of good norms to create new good norms.
Show threadTinu - Empress of TwerkJun 29, 2023
@corbden The way you put that is a brilliant turn of phrase.
Show threadKalshannJun 29, 2023
@Tinu
Their entire argument seems to be "generational disparity due to systemic racism can't be considered" so reasonably generational affluence due to systemic racism should be just as illegal, right?
I mean - we know how they'd decide that, but it's a valid point!
Show threadTinu - Empress of TwerkJun 29, 2023

@Kalshann Yeah at least in civil court this ruling gives it some logical backbone. Ultimately the goal is fairness. Considering race just got people previously overlooked, consideration.

The problem I always said is that it imposed fairness in an unfair system, when the original ask was that the system been made fair and just.

Either the corrupt judges need to be impeached or the court needs expanding.