US billionaire clears 400 student loans.

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Good on him.
Was it just exclusively for black students?

If so can white philanthropists clear white student loans exclusively without bleats of THAT'S RACIST!

I see this cat married a white chick, not that that's particularly relevant, just an observation.

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Link here : https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48339599

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chow pan toon said:

Someone clears millions of dollars of student debt, directly removing a millstone from hundreds of young people's necks right at the beginning of their lives and literally the first post is a sneer because most of them were black.

I think NP&E has just been completed.

No, that's not right at all. Where's the sneer apart from in your head?

First sentence of my post 'Good on him'.

Second sentence, 'Was it just blacks?'

The point being if a white philanthropist decided to clear only white student loans there would be a hue and cry about racism.

Looks like you're reading what you want to read.

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Lindun said:

chow pan toon said:

Someone clears millions of dollars of student debt, directly removing a millstone from hundreds of young people's necks right at the beginning of their lives and literally the first post is a sneer because most of them were black.

I think NP&E has just been completed.

100% this. It wouldn’t have been mentioned if Jim Ratcliffe or James Dyson paid off the student loans of a load of white kids at Oxford.

In your world then if Jim Ratcliffe said I'm going to clear 400 student loans but only white students no-one would have said st?

That's your position right?

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Lindun said:

My point is that you “wouldn’t have said st”.

I wouldn't have had the chance to say st. If the Ratcliffe scenario had played out I would've been too slow to get a post in before the indignated, maybe someone like yourself.

Lindun said:

He didn’t say “I’m only going to clear black students loans. He said he was clearing the loans of those who were graduating.

From a black college. Funny that being black himself. Pretty much says in actions what you say he didn't say.

Lindun said:

You wanted to make a specific point and you made it. You don’t care that what he’s done is a good thing, you wanted to raise the colour issue for no reason at all. The US is a different culture to over here, some of it better, some not. However, you wouldn’t have given a st if the scenario was as I described over here. I doubt we have primarily black universities here, equally I doubt we have more or less exclusively white ones too.

You don't know what I care. You're just making assumptions to back up your take. I do think it's a good thing. I don't personally GAF if he gives his money to blacks, whites or hispanics. It really doesn't affect me in any way. My day tomorrow will be the same.

The whole point of the post was that if this was a white philanthropist giving money to whites only then the 'noise' would have been substantial.

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Lindun said:

You call me indignant and then immediately get all indignant about it being a black thing. He’s paying off student debt to students from a college that’s primarily black. He was quite possibly invited to speak there as he’s black. So what?

I wouldn’t get upset by anyone doing this for whoever. You got upset because of a perceived skin colour issue. I just see someone giving a shedload of money to people to help their start in life. I think it’s a fantastic gesture.

Again, I'm not upset, my opening line was 'Good on him.'

None of the above addresses my underlying point.

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chow pan toon said:

o you're showing the snowflakey stupidity of people who raise racial issues when there isn't one by raising a racial issue when there isn't one. You may wish to re-think your methods.

chow pan toon said:

You're literally arguing with something in your head. Quite the thing to see.

No, quite the thing to see is you squandering two opportunities to make a single post worth a fk.