“Just like the CA Senate Bills 185 and 387 the phone bank supports, we will be considering race, gender, ethnicity, national/geographic origin and other relevant factors to ensure the equitable distribution of baked goods to our diverse student body,†the College Republicans wrote in a Facebook announcement.
The UC Berkeley College Republicans are planning a bake sale — where the price of a cupcake depend on your race.
The “Increase Diversity Bake Sale†is meant to satirize an affirmative action-like bill in California that would let the university system consider ethnicity in student admissions.
“Just like the CA Senate Bills 185 and 387 the phone bank supports, we will be considering race, gender, ethnicity, national/geographic origin and other relevant factors to ensure the equitable distribution of baked goods to our diverse student body,†the College Republicans wrote in a Facebook announcement publicizing the event, set for Tuesday. “Hope to see you all there! If you don’t come, you’re a racist!â€
But with a price structure that includes $2 for “White/Caucasian,†$1.50 for “Asian/Asian American†and $.0.75 for “Black/African American,†some aren’t finding it very funny.
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