[Cerek the Barbaric]

Those are valid points, Chewbacca, but I didn't see anything in the article to suggest that Lisa McClelland's proposed club was going to be used to promote any notion of White Supremecy. The way I read it was that she thought "Since we have a clubs designated specifically for Blacks and Asians, why can't we have a club called the "Caucasian Club"?" She had no intentions of excluding any student - regardless of race or nationality. In fact, she made it clear that ALL students would be welcome to join the club. She received 245 supporting signatures from different students and adults (both on and off campus). Some of these supporters included students of different color and nationalities who felt the Caucasian Club (as proposed by McClelland) could be beneficial to their school.

Then you have Darrell Turner, a VP of the NAACP, objecting to the club because of two incidents that have occurred at the school - one of which was targeted at a specific teacher, the other not directed at any specific person. Mr. Turner openly questions that McClelland's motivation is to "bring racial harmony" but say that if it is, this isn't the way to do it. Yet if he wanted to achieve true racial harmony, shouldn't he also speak out against the ethnic-based clubs that already exist, since it could easily be argued that they may be contributing to the DIS-harmony being felt at Freedom High?

So let's review. A freshman student at the school wants to form a "Caucasian Club" because the school has other clubs that cater to specific races or nationalities. This student does not want to exclude anybody from her club based on race or ethnic background (despite the name she chose for her club). Several other students and teachers at this school have signed a petition supporting the concept of this club. These supporters include students of different races and nationalities. Then you have a VP of an outside organization opposing the club based on the name alone. He cites two isolated incidents that were most likely the act of 2-3 individual students and says the new club will not promote racial harmony. But there is no criticism of the race and ethnic based clubs already established at the school.

I agree that the "racial victim" card is being played here, Chewbacca. I just believe it is being played by the professionals rather than the amateurs.