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Clemson 'Affirmative Action Bake Sale' Sparks OUTRAGE, Backlash | Roland Martin
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8:53Now PlayingSouth Carolina college students' campus stunt has gone viral for their attempt to amplify racist criticism over affirmative action.
On the first day of black history month, Clemson University representatives for Turning Point USA, a conservative advocacy group, staged a bake sale that featured cookies sold according to the buyer's race called Affirmative Action Bake Sale.
The publicity stunt charged cookies $1.50 for Asian buyers, the top price; $1 for white customers; 50 cents for "Hispanic" buyers; 20 cents for Black buyers; and Native Americans got free cookies.
The bake sale stunt was done as the Supreme court decided if they would undo more than 40 years of precedent in two consolidated cases, Students for Fair Admissions v. the University of North Carolina and Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard College. The viral photo shows three students smiling, two of which are white women who benefit the most from affirmative action studies show they are among.
Turning Point USA said in a subsequent statement following the bake sale.
"no ill intentions toward anyone. When planning the event, we wanted to highlight admission policies that openly favor applicants based on race. We believe applicants should only be judged based on their performance and qualifications, not their race."
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