Abigail Fisher and the Me Generation ...

[Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص]

The Root) -- Abigail Fisher is a puppet, nothing more than the latest Pinocchio to Edward Blum's Geppetto. She may

Her affirmative action case is one example, but millennials' sense of entitlement transcends race.

be the vessel, but it is Blum who is the driving force of Fisher v. University of Texas -- the current Supreme Court case that may lend the fatal blow to affirmative action for which staunch conservatives have longed. He recruited her through his legal defense fund group, Project on Fair Representation, which he's used to fight race-focused legislation for two decades now. The legal fees are reportedly paid through support of DonorsTrust, a group that has directed millions of dollars tothe Koch brothers' Americans for Prosperity Foundation.

Together they're dressing up her bitterness at being rejected from her first-choice college as the need to stop "discrimination" in college admissions. That's a cute little tale, but in actuality all of this boils down to someone operating under the unfortunate assumption that just because you work for something, it is owed to you. Working hard toward a goal doesn't automatically mean you deserve to achieve it.

Nonetheless, while we wait to see how the Supreme Court does rule, there's growing evidence that the court can't really do away with affirmative action altogether. Maybe so, but that won't stop the Abigail Fishers of the world from going above and beyond to essentially enact revenge on others over feelings that they were wronged.

I'm not convinced that future incarnations of Fisher will have solely white faces, either.

I initially thought to chalk up Fisher's sense of entitlement as "mighty white," though I've increasingly seen this perspective among people in their 20s -- my age group -- regardless of their hue. Yes, white privilege undoubtedly plays out throughout Fisher's case, and I'm irritated by her lawsuit's implication that students at UT who look more like me are less deserving of admission than those that look like her (though they are apparently smarter and more well-rounded than she was). However, the more I thought about it, the more familiar her "me, me, me" outlook on life appeared.

It could be something as simple as your cousin thinking he deserves to be famous just because he has more than seven followers on Twitter and figured out how to upload a YouTube clip. Ditto for the opinion of a random blogger who thinks belaboring your opinions is synonymous with holding informed ones. Or someone as famous as Chris Brown feeling entitled to the world's forgiveness because he figures enough time has passed since his assault on Rihanna. Each is fueled by a desire for fame, success or acceptance and bolstered by the belief that simply because they want it, they deserve it.

The Full Story:  http://www.theroot.com/views/abigail-fisher-and-me-generation?wpisr...

Partners Of Zakat U.S.A.

**************************************************************************************************************************************

                     T.E.A.M...  TOGETHER EVERYONE ACHIEVES MORE
Donate To Zakat U.S.A. Donations Tax Deductable

        Save more lives with 2.5

 

WE NEED YOUR HELP SO WE CAN HELP!  PLEASE DONATE TODAY ZAKAT U.S.A.

اضغط هنا:

Zakat U.S.A. At A Glance OPOW

 

Donate To Zakat U.S.A. Donations Tax Deductable

ZAKAT USA ON FACEBOOK

 

The Quran Project 1433 Slide Show Oppressed Peoples Online Word

 

Crisis In The Horn Of Africa Pictures 1432 AH

 

 

Click Here:  OPOW Slide Show

             

                  OPOW NEEDS YOUR HELP

 

 

 

If you like this article please consider donating to :  Oppressed Peoples Online Word

Mission Statement Of Oppressed Peoples Online Word

Oppresses Peoples Online Word On Facebook

O.P.O.W. Email:   [e-mail] 

 Recent Stories On Oppressed Peoples Online Word

World News Up-dated :  Mosaic World News

 

OPOW Mission Statement....

Our Statement: That just might help us in our paradigm shift to a m...

http://oppressedpeoplesonlineword.ning.com/profiles/blogs/our-state...

oppressedpeoplesonlineword.ning.com

We at Oppressed Peoples Online Word are constantly attempting to pass on what we think to be useful information related to Muslim and Non-Muslim around the wo…

 

Press TV Live

American Muslim Civic Pocket Guide