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human
I think that scholarships specifically designated for a certain race are racist. CMV.

There are a lot of scholarships out there that are only for African-Americans or only for people of Native American descent.. As a Caucasian female, I fail to see why this doesn't count as racism. If someone were to designate a scholarship for a Caucasian person, it would be immediately declared as racist. Just like I don't believe that someone's skin color or ethnic descent automatically makes them inferior to others, I also don't think that being a certain skin color/ethnic background makes it okay to separate someone out for positive benefits.
gpt
The purpose of scholarships targeted at these minorities is to offset other disadvantages they already face.  For historical reasons they are more likely to come from poorer families and have greater difficulties obtaining a college education.  

One might ask why they are more deserving of a scholarship than someone from a poor white family and on the level of individuals this is hard to justify.  However one must see the bigger picture and understand the problem this is trying to solve.  The marginalisation of a particular group of society is not healthy for that society.  Once a group becomes disenfranchised it can lead to social unrest and violence as has happened in the past.  For this reason it is desirable to integrate minorities into society and attempt to give them an equal economic and social standing as other groups in society.  Targeted scholarships are just one tool used to achieve this.