This is a pretty old story iirc
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This isn’t uplifting. It is sad that priorities had her born in jail.
She wants you to be sad, is all about prejudice. She even uses it on herself as her introduction. IMHO I would had done my best to keep that fact hidden had it happened to me (still, how would I know what it feels). She exploits that fact. Good for her, but it's not sad.
Good take. I’d also keep that a secret for life.
Why? It doesn't say why her mother was in prison for, so it could be justified.
You just argued that it's good for children to be born in cages.
No - what I've argued is that it does not unjustify the mother's imprisonment. I don't think it really matters if a child was born in prison or not, as long as the sanitary and medical conditions were proper (that is - in the prison's infirmary and not into the cell's toilet). Growing up in prison is a different matter, which no child should be subjected to, but here it says her father took her and raised her outside.
"late state capitalism disguised as uplifting news"
Hey no one look at the corruption of the legacy admissions. Everyone get distracted with the shiny object.
Fuck Harvard
Taxpayer funded playground for rich kids to "network" encouraging a good ole boys system
Only good thing about Harvard is David Malan, the fucken GOAT
Partially true. I know a non-legacy, non-rich, Asian person that went there. Of course, he was incredibly smart and involved in many extra-circular activities in high school.
I cannot fathom that universities no longer can consider color/race/ethnic - but they can totally let rich alumni's kids in no prob.
fuck all legacy bullshit.
I guarantee you that this is next on the chopping block, but it won't be caused by conservatives.
I don't know, Harvard is kind of the epitome of the 'liberal elite'...
A place like Harvard is ultra conservative. Remember that Harvard donors are trying to out activists so that they can be blacklisted for life. Because you can’t support Palestine and study at Harvard.
I am sure they will find a way to still discriminate against Asians. It is kinda cool that Harvard considers you Asian if you have partial Asian ancestry. 21st century one drop rule.
I'm not trying to make it sound like I'm NOT saying fuck Harvard, but I just looked at their financials for '23 and they're actually not taxpayer funded, except for research funding.
They are a non-profit which means they aren't paying taxes. There is zero practical difference between the government giving you money and the government not taxing you. Either way you get more and the state gets less. And that is just Harvard by itself, that doesn't include all the tax breaks people get for donating to them so their spoiled brat can get a spot. Basically the taxpayer is subsidizing bribes.
This of course ignores that they openly defied the government when they were asked to clear the whole AA mess up. All it would have taken was them to just show their entrance criteria and put the issue to rest.
Good for her, but it's not like she spent her childhood in jail. Useless article in my opinion, without any details. Maybe she had a perfect childhood.
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What's the story with mom? I'm curious as to why babies are being born in jail to begin with.
Given that fetus are now children, because of skydaddy, she should be able to go after the workers of the jail for kidnapping her.
Huh?
- Woman commits crime.
- Babby is formed.
- Woman is convicted of crime, is pregnante. Goes to jail/prison.
- gregrant women has baby during sentence duration.
They couldn't bring her to a hospital for the delivery? Maybe postpone her sentence for the sake of the child. Do anything humane?
I could see maybe if she was a murderer and a flight risk but it's also possible she's doing time for something stupid like being black on a Friday. Which is why I ask, what's the story with mom?
I really doubt her mother was black
Even in medieval times you could plead the belly to avoid being incarcerated.
it's texas. She was likely pregante.
Probably a twin situation. Sometimes one twin will strangle the other to death in the womb. In Texas this is punishable by jail as soon as you are born.
You're kidding right.
It says a lot about modern republican shit that it's not trivial to tell.
it's 2024, do you really know?
It's amazing the adversity she's over come in her life and still being able to come out on top. That's an incredibly inspiring story, that even though you're born in a backwards ass state like Texas, you can still go on to do great things.
You left out the part about her being white, which is a huge privilege.
I'm pretty sure the comment was a jab at Texas.
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