Student in IR relationship can’t go to her own graduation
JC
CBS reports on a recent discrimination claim. Aisha O’Gilvie is suing her high school for barring her from attending her own graduation. She thinks that her school’s reasoning is a little fishy, and believes that her problems began once she started to date interracially.
The school, through an archdiocese spokesman, says the student in question has a history of disciplinary problems. But the black student and her white boyfriend say the problems seemed to coincide with their budding romance.
Aisha O’Gilvie remains barred from Saturday’s graduation ceremonies at our Lady Of Lourdes high school in Poughkeepsie. The cheerleader and honor student has filed a racial discrimination complaint with the Dutchess County Human Rights Commission claiming her troubles are the result of her teenage romance with Nick Hoxie, a popular school athlete.
“It never happened before until me and Nick started dating. That’s when all this started happening,” says Aisha O’Gilvie.
Maryse Ash wrote:
It’s ridiculous, but true, I have had first hand experience. Why is it that when you date interracially people think it’s dirty, as though you were dating a different species. First of all Science has proven that genetically diverse genes are the stronger ones, and the more beautiful. And secondly, only ignorant, narrow-minded people would disapprove. Honestly, they don’t know any better.
Posted 26 May 2005 at 2:11 am ¶
Damie wrote:
“First of all Science has proven that genetically diverse genes are the stronger ones, and the more beautiful”
Can you tell me where the evidence of that science study is?
Posted 26 May 2005 at 7:07 pm ¶
Liandra wrote:
Ok first Of all my hometown is in Poughkeepsie where all this happened. luckily i went to a different high school and not Lourdes. i’ve heard SOOO many stories about black people being discriminated in that school. i really don’t understand why parents still send students there. i know about 4 students off the top of my head who were expelled for some ridiculous reason. i think they just want the black people’s money. they always find some reason to punish them for something.
Posted 27 May 2005 at 3:51 pm ¶
lyonside wrote:
Not my comment, but if I can chime in:
“genetically diverse genes are the stronger ones,”
Generally true, since many genetically linked diseases are autosomal recessives and/or the more diverse a population’s gene pool, the more likely it is that the population (not the individual, mind) can withstand selective pressures such as famine, disease, climate changes, etc. Given, you can have a very diverse phenotype and genotype, and still lack some recessive or unexpressed gene that would let you survive another generation (say lacking the sickle cell anemia gene in a malarial zone), but a diverse population means that even if you die, one of your neighbors may still live to produce offspring.
“and the more beautiful”
This I can disagree with - beauty is subjective and depends on a ton of social factors. Only the most basic ones seem to be rooted in biology and likely had an evolutionary advantage that we still perpetuate (ex. assymetry of face or body can hint at genetic diseases/deficiencies, injuries, effects of disease, etc. that may affect whether the individual is a good mate choice). Most are very subjective and can be rooted in socioeconomics and social standards. Heavy-set round figures in women have been valued in societies where only the wealthy or those of highest status get enough calories to stay that way. Dark skin or light skin or whatever can be seen as ideal or as evil, depending on the social context.
I think it’s dangerous to say that ALL mixed people are beautiful just by being mixed. Are you more likely to get an interesting unusual look that can be seen as pretty by mixing different sets of gene pools? Maybe… however, the current mostly-global mostly-Eurocentric beauty standard is still present. It seems that in magazines and commercials, the “beautiful” mixies are closer to the european/caucasian standard. That kind of bias can lead to us being labeled as exotic. There’s been talk about fetishization, and I know of several mixies without significant Euro ancestry who feel excluded from what society calls “mixed.”
Posted 27 May 2005 at 11:04 pm ¶
Doris Jean wrote:
In response to Damie: the genetic evidence is walking around you even as we speak.
Posted 15 Jun 2005 at 12:55 pm ¶
Anonymous wrote:
ive had to interact with Aisha. she is no perfect kid by any means.
Posted 05 Oct 2005 at 11:29 pm ¶
Lib Hitlers wrote:
“Science has proven that genetically diverse genes are the stronger ones, and the more beautiful”
Wow, really? So, mixed people are racially superior to monoracial people? LMFAO you liberal Hitlers kill me…
More typically, mixed people occupy an intermediate position in mixed societies (Black American, South African, Latin American, Indian, etc) between that of the dark lower-class and White/light upper-class.
So, don’t flatter yourself.
Posted 19 Dec 2005 at 9:09 am ¶