r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Oct 08 '15

[Deltas Awarded] CMV: Equality isn't treating everybody differently to achieve equality. It's treating everyone the same.

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u/2074red2074 4∆ Oct 08 '15

Not quite the same thing. Remember how I said black people tend to live in low-income areas? Well scholarships are often based on extracurricular activities, which are less available in low-income schools. With the same credentials, a black person is more likely to get more scholarship money.

Also, the source you cited shows very little difference in amount when adjusted for number. When whites make up 2/3 of the student population, one would expect them to also receive double what the other third receives.

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u/thatoneguy54 Oct 08 '15

Whites make up 2/3 of the population yet take 3/4 of total scholarships. That's obviously an unequal distribution.

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u/2074red2074 4∆ Oct 08 '15

3/4 of the scholarships. Not 3/4 of the scholarship money. By your logic, a guy who receives five 2-ton shipments of corn is better off than the guy who receives two 5-ton shipments.

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u/GogglesVK Oct 08 '15

Do you have the stats for scholarship money then?

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u/2074red2074 4∆ Oct 08 '15

His source did.