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There was a recent incident in my town where a female college student was denied from the cheerleading team due to her use of racial slurs.

There have been other cases where students have been expelled for wearing blackface.

These are from PUBLIC universities. Public as in ran by the government.

I am a strong believer of the first amendment and don't agree with the government punishing people for comments or expressions that may be deemed offensive.

It is a well known fact that males are lagging way behind females in collage admissions and college graduation, at every level from undergraduate all the way to doctorate level. Females represent almost 60% whereas men represent only about 40%. That is a trend that has been happening for years and still continues to increase in the same direction.

And yet there are still many more opportunities for female-only scholarships and financial aide available to females than males. So in essence the tables have completely turned over the last 50 years and males are now the minority, a disadvantaged class.

My question is, should we institute affirmative action for males in college admissions and reverse the female bias for scholarships and financial aide so that more males are encouraged to enroll in college? In other words, should society do the same thing for men now that it did 50 years ago for women? Is it time for society to show it cares as much about men as it does about women?

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