FAFSA now asking just what kind of white you are.
And people in America still think being white will save you from this administration.
And people in America still think being white will save you from this administration.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8v7Sf5_dpGg
https://manningkrull.com/digital-philosophy/alt-text-101-for-bluesky/
Or is that now Democratic socialist so now we don’t like Vikings?
Keep that in mind…
1. I’m a woman
2. I’m white, but I’m a mix of German,Irish,Spanish and Portuguese
https://xkcd.com/327/
FUCK YOU
I’m including a screen shot series of the article below this link for those stuck behind the paywall.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-new-fafsa-form-is-a-lesson-in-government-incompetence-race-ethnicity-student-aid-78428bc3
SCOTUS act pass: 2023
Implementation announcement: 3/2024
Implementation Late December 2024 and update as of January 2025
Summary: Yes this is new as far as recent language updates in December and Jan. No the act is not but is Trump administration and his SCOTUS.
Because Trump
And while students can choose to not answer, there are caveats. While the info harvesting claims to be used for census data purposes only and doesn’t reflect one’s ability to recurve aid /
But then isn’t everything right now?
My family was never interested in this sort of ancestry. All 4 of my grandparents were from Kentucky. And before that, more Kentucky? I once heard a story about Missouri being in the mix.
There’s no way I could answer this form correctly.
(Daughter is an admissions counselor in higher ed.)
10…9…8…7…6….5…
Trolls go back to X. You’ll be muted and blocked here.
We don’t play their game here.
Final OMB notice on the category guidance here:
Just because you don't remember seeing the category on the form doesn't mean it wasn't there, and just because you don't want to be wrong doesn't mean it's good to shut out the facts.
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/03/29/2024-06469/revisions-to-ombs-statistical-policy-directive-no-15-standards-for-maintaining-collecting-and#page-22192
that is from march 29, 2024. it details the requirements for subclassifications under white.
The snips I know of people being let go & fired without warning because they were contractors for a company owned by a black woman.
This is NOT about flawed policy. This is racial & cultural “cleansing”
I have done a DNA test so I know I don’t have Native American blood so I know I’m still an immigrant on stolen land.
My family has been here since 1635, so needless to say, the origins have been diluted significantly since then.
It's as though those who wrote this form forgot the "melting pot" part of U.S. history.
I also had a Republican Lebanese friend who’d always chose white. Now he’s an ‘other.’ Bless his heart.
i had hoped i was just making hyperbole; i never imagined they'd try to SPEEDRUN it
ALL of what is happening right now is pretty insane. Please take regular breaks and look after yourself.
No one tells ME what to do !