Comments on: Clarien Donates $150,000 To Local Causes

By: Sayitaintso

Sayitaintso — Wed, 19 May 2021 02:21:22 +0000

Couple of thoughts:
1. How will “blackness” be determined? Will, for instance, a seemingly white student who has only one black great, great grandparent (and the rest of the family is white) be considered “black enough” to be eligible for the scholarship? Or alternatively, should a seemingly black student who has a white parent/grandparent be disqualified because they have some “privileged white” blood?

2. Is this scholarship that is aimed at assisting black students developed and promoted by the Department of Education or Clarien Bank? Whoever it is, shame on them for supporting this overt discrimination.

3. Wouldn’t it be more fair and less divisive for the scholarships be open to all Bermudian students, based on need?

By: Vote for Me

Vote for Me — Tue, 18 May 2021 19:10:47 +0000

Well done Clarien??
Clearly any assistance to help students achieved their educational potential must be applauded. But this seems to invoke the ‘law of unintended consequences’ – well intended but poorly executed?

A few questions
If intended to support private schools, why exclude Bermuda institute?
If intended to support black students, why exclude pubic schools excluded?
Is their inherent assumption that all white students are fully funded or do they believe Bermuda financial institutions are inherently biased against black Bermudians and thereby limit funding for black students?

By: Ok but it’s no longer like that

Ok but it’s no longer like that — Tue, 18 May 2021 15:37:26 +0000

Hate much? Give it a break – 40 years is a generation- get over it and stop boring us with your violin song! Enough!!!!!!!

By: Yes

Yes — Tue, 18 May 2021 15:30:39 +0000

The red birds should not mix with the blue birds else we get the problematic purple birds!!!!!!

By: Quinton Butterfield

Quinton Butterfield — Tue, 18 May 2021 12:52:38 +0000

They say ignorance is bliss so you must have such a happy privileged life. All private schools in Bermuda, except Bermuda Institute barred black students from attending until segregation in schools were outlawed in the 70’s. So yes, they were historically white.

By: truthhertz

truthhertz — Mon, 17 May 2021 23:43:21 +0000

I didn’t realise there were black and white private schools. I know of one that is primarily black whilst the others are evenly split. They are not funding ‘historically’ white schools, they are funding students.

And if you have such a problem with it, I suggest you get off your never ending soap box and donate resources to a school of your choosing.

By: Question

Question — Mon, 17 May 2021 23:14:46 +0000

You don’t think black children should be supported then if they want to attend the schools listed? They should be segregated in black schools?
Nice.

By: J Starling

J Starling — Mon, 17 May 2021 22:37:56 +0000

This is problematic. I’m not sure they really thought through how funding historically white private schools constitutes supporting Black educational endeavors.

Just seems like a good idea (support Black educational endeavors) done, at best poorly and at worst counter-productively.

Surely they could have done something to instead support public education or one of the Black private schools?

By: Fers

Fers — Mon, 17 May 2021 21:12:08 +0000

To me this is not representing Diversity in any form which is the whole point. To leave out any race is racist and I think you will see that most people are scratching their heads wondering where will they bank now.

By: Fers

Fers — Mon, 17 May 2021 19:43:48 +0000

Ok I understand and appreciate what Clarien is doing but to just support a certain sector when many Bermudians in all races are suffering. I think it is a bit unfair to just support one group of people when there are many kids that could succeed with this donation. This stuff is happening in the us and I see now it has hit our shores.

By: What happen to Bermuda Institute

What happen to Bermuda Institute — Mon, 17 May 2021 17:19:11 +0000

If this is genuinely about private schools, what about Bermuda Institute?

By: Nope this needs a redo

Nope this needs a redo — Mon, 17 May 2021 16:52:49 +0000

Why do you feel that Black students or underrepresented students need to attend schools that do not represent them or have a history of not accepting them. They will only accept the best from public schools therefore draining what is good of public schools.

This is not a good move!