Stories & Opinions Worth Knowing but Maybe Not Quite Threadworthy 6/10

[Eupher]

Asian-American who scored 1590 out of 1600 on SAT, got 4.65 GPA says he applied to Harvard, Princeton, 4 other elite colleges — and they all rejected him

Jon Wang, an Asian-American, achieved a nearly perfect sore of 1590 out of 1600 on the Scholastic Aptitude Test and attained 4.65 grade-point average in high school — well beyond perfect.

Most folks likely would assume that waves of red carpets would come rolling in from elite colleges that would love nothing more than to scoop up a student boasting such numbers.

Indeed, Wang told Fox Nation he applied to six "top-tier" institutions of higher learning — Harvard, Princeton, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the California Institute of Technology, Carnegie-Mellon, and the University of California, Berkeley.

But the verdict — despite Wang's performance, which included a perfect 800 on the math portion of the SAT — was a resounding no from all six schools, the cable network program said.

'Tougher to get in'

Wang — a Florida native and the son of two first-generation Chinese immigrants — told Fox Nation the rejections weren't entirely surprising given that he spoke to friends and school guidance counselors amid the application process, and they all said the same thing.

"They all told me that it's tougher to get in, especially as an Asian-American," Wang told Fox Nation. "I just took it as gospel."

Fox News' Laura Ingraham said the Princeton Review — which provides college prep and test-taking advice — agrees with the concern, Fox Nation reported.

More from the cable network program:

A passage from its book "Cracking College Admissions" notes that the high success of many Asian-American students has generated concerns among some schools who allege there are "too many" on their campuses.

As explored in the Fox Nation special, the book says applying to college as an Asian American could be a "distinct disadvantage" at many elite schools. It also instructs applicants to refrain from including a photo of themselves in their application and withhold optional answers about ethnic background, if possible, as well as to avoid writing admissions essays about the significance of identifying with two cultures.

Wang took up the issue with Students for Fair Admissions, which Fox Nation said is working to bring race-based college admissions to an end.

"I gave them my test scores, and then they must've ran the model on that… [they] told me I had a 20% chance of getting accepted to Harvard as an Asian-American and a 95% chance as an African-American," Wang told Fox Nation.

Wang now is among the plaintiffs challenging Harvard and the University of North Carolina in court over race-based admissions and affirmative-action practices, the cable network program added.

More from Fox Nation:

At stake in the Harvard case is whether the university violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act by discriminating against Asian-American applicants. The UNC case, in contrast, looks at that school's unwillingness to adopt a "race-neutral alternative."

Either of the two cases could overturn 2003 precedent case Grutter v. Bollinger, wherein the court ultimately ruled that the use of race as an admissions factor was not unconstitutional as long as it was narrowly tailored to further the compelling interests of obtaining the educational benefits available in a diverse student body.

Finally, a home

As it turns out, Wang eventually found a higher-education home — the Georgia Institute of Technology (i.e., Georgia Tech), which specializes in engineering and other scientific- and technology-based fields, Fox Nation said.

But Wang told the cable network program he will see the larger fight through to the end: "I feel like, if I'm looking back, 10 or 20 years from now, if I didn't do it [speak up], I'd be pretty upset with myself."

Fox Nation said the decisions in the Harvard and UNC cases could come before July 4.

Here's a clip of Wang speaking out about the issue last fall:

This is what happens when creating an "us versus them" culture. Thanks, Democrats. It started with LBJ and the Civil Rights Act and his EO that he issued stemming from it. "Affirmative action" benefits nobody.

[SVPete]

Hopefully, an upcoming USSC decision will complicate these bigots' discrimination. At the same time, maybe their bigotry will change Asian parents' views of these institutions and educational choices.

[Eupher]

You Knew It Was Coming: CA Law Would Make It Child Abuse to Not Affirm Your Kid's 'Gender Identity'

You knew a bill like this was coming, and you knew it would probably emanate from the California legislature because while the Golden State state crumbles, its leaders spend most of their waking hours obsessing over transgenderism and what kind of car you drive.

AB 957, the “Family law: gender identity” bill, passed California’s State Assembly on May 3, but radical state Senator Scott Wiener (D-SF) added an amendment on June 6 that would change the state’s standard of the well-being of a minor to “include a parent’s affirmation of the child’s gender identity as part of the health, safety, and welfare of the child.”

In other words, you’re guilty of child abuse if you refuse to call your son “Jane” and buy him dresses. Authorities could take your kid away if you don’t bend the knee:

California courts would be given complete authority under Section 3011 of California’s Family Code to remove a child from his or her parents’ home if parents disapprove of LGBTQ+ ideology.

By changing the definition of what constitutes the “health, safety, and welfare of [a] child,” schools, churches, hospitals, and other organizations interacting with children would be required to affirm “gender transitions” in minors by default—or risk charges of child abuse.

Here’s the woman who co-authored the bill with Wiener, Assembly Member Lori Wilson (D-Suisun City), speaking about the measure even before the latest amendment was added:

(Dontcha just love Twatter?)

She spouts some truly toxic points here, basically saying that she knows better than you do how to raise your child.

So this particular bill adds the very important factor that affirming a child’s gender identity is in their best interest… Because if you have a 7-year old who’s talking about having a potential… to articulate that they believe that they are not the same gender as they are biologically, then it should be affirmed and through care it should be determined…

That’s what we did with our own child, and that would give the ability for a parent who wasn’t sure to affirm and get their child the care they need. 

But by saying and  rejecting it… then you’re essentially rejecting your child.

What utter nonsense. A 7-year-old simply doesn’t have the ability to articulate or even understand what changing their gender means. Meanwhile, how hateful to say that you are rejecting your child by saving them from the kind of “care” Wilson advocates—irreversible surgeries and drugs that carry huge health risks.

But Wiener takes it even one step further with his amendment. Here’s the full sentence of what he added:

This bill, for purposes of this provision, would include a parent’s affirmation of the child’s gender identity as part of the health, safety, and welfare of the child.

Think about the implications. This wouldn’t only apply to custody battles—what if the school LGBTQ group noticed that a student’s father disapproved of his daughter’s desire to have her breasts removed and contacted authorities? Would the state take the kid away from home because the parents weren’t caring for her “health, safety and welfare”?

Next for AB 957 is a scheduled hearing in the State Senate on June 13 at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time. Doubtless, it will pass this radical legislature and end up on Gov. Newsom’s desk, where in all likelihood, he will sign it along with a flowery statement about love and inclusion that will shame any parent who deigns to disagree with this bill and with gender-affirming “care.”

Here’s the guy who wants to tell you how you should raise your children:

(Yes, another Twatter thing - I guess it's mandatory any more  .)

Another dickhead named "Wiener." ~Sigh~

Are there ANY sane politicians in California?

[DefiantSix]

...Most folks likely would assume that waves of red carpets would come rolling in from elite colleges that would love nothing more than to scoop up a student boasting such numbers.

Most folks indulging in such flights of fancy haven't been paying attention to the utter sewage pouring forth from the elitist ivy league indoctrination centers.

 

[DefiantSix]

You Knew It Was Coming: CA Law Would Make It Child Abuse to Not Affirm Your Kid's 'Gender Identity'

Saw an article a few days ago, reporting that Commiefornia is attempting (thru AB259) to apply an Exit tax to anyone leaving the state (current low end cap is those with at least $30 million in assets, but you and I both know it will never stay that high). The sick part, is they want to make the tax applicable to the poor bastards caught in its net for 10 years after they've ceased residing in the Commiefornia People's Republic. It's the third time in as many legislative sessions in which such an abortion has been trotted out.

[Eupher]

Saw an article a few days ago, reporting that Commiefornia is attempting (thru AB259) to apply an Exit tax to anyone leaving the state (current low end cap is those with at least $30 million in assets, but you and I both know it will never stay that high). The sick part, is they want to make the tax applicable to the poor bastards caught in its net for 10 years after they've ceased residing in the Commiefornia People's Republic. It's the third time in as many legislative sessions in which such an abortion has been trotted out.

I caught wind of this too, and it intrigues me - if CA passes that Exit tax, what are they going to do when Mr. and Mrs. Snuffy Smith, now residing in Dubuque, IA, formerly of CA, ignore whatever the CA bean counters throw at them? Extradite them back to CA? Is that even possible? For a tax that was levied after the Smiths left that Communist hellhole for which they're allegedly going to be held liable?

I ain't no lawyer, but this looks an awful lot like an ex post facto law, which is expressly forbidden in Article 1, Section 9 of COTUS -- but I know that COTUS doesn't mean a thing to those idiots.

[Ralph Wiggum]

I caught wind of this too, and it intrigues me - if CA passes that Exit tax, what are they going to do when Mr. and Mrs. Snuffy Smith, now residing in Dubuque, IA, formerly of CA, ignore whatever the CA bean counters throw at them? Extradite them back to CA? Is that even possible? For a tax that was levied after the Smiths left that Communist hellhole for which they're allegedly going to be held liable?

I ain't no lawyer, but this looks an awful lot like an ex post facto law, which is expressly forbidden in Article 1, Section 9 of COTUS -- but I know that COTUS doesn't mean a thing to those idiots.

Certainly no lawyer either, but don't the interstate commerce laws apply to this?

[Old n Grumpy]

Now if that Asian kid was dumb as a rock but he could play basketball he’d be admitted.

[Eupher]

Certainly no lawyer either, but don't the interstate commerce laws apply to this?

Dunno. The "commerce clause" has been used far beyond its intent by the framers, so it wouldn't surprise me.

https://www.dyeager.org/post/commerce-clause-and-its-abuse