![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoTuZezInrK5iuTZ-Erd4WWkkEN-qenkiLMNoWmlgpc5oT9Tpm1z0xWa0pCXhgBvYqTpf8rFo-LZkMTIwubhsuO4pVnGNArjJbOjFgBUHRHr3_BlkKHz_xe_NVFYqPu0g1cT5ZvPsdgLs/s320/KLBlog+1188.jpg)
Predictably, reaction to the bake sale has been negative. Charges of racism and sexism (natch) are being tossed around like a tipsy sorority sister at a blanket party. In a liberal enclave like Berkeley, you'll have that.
But think about it: If a different group held a sale with similar pricing aimed at illustrating, say, economic inequity corresponding to race and gender, wouldn't left-wingers surely support it?
Of course they would. First Amendment rights, dontcha know.
Yeah, some of the satire used by the Berkeley College Republicans is over-the-top, and sure, true discrimination based on race or gender should be wholly unacceptable in our society. Still, in my opinion, what this group is doing makes a valid point and makes it well.
See, it's neither racist nor is it sexist, necessarily, to point out that a white male applying to college may need a higher GPA and a better score on his entrance exam to have the same chance at admission as do applicants that are neither white nor male.
It's not hateful to run a gauntlet of political correctness to expose this dirty little secret: a federal mandate designed to aid diversity also has diminished the value of achievement and merit.
What's more, I contend that dismissing the casualties of affirmative action is irresponsible, not to mention intellectually dishonest.
Again, true discrimination is unacceptable to me and should be unacceptable in our society -- but the Berkeley College Republicans' aren't advocating discrimination. They've simply taken a mighty swing at a sacred cow.
Judging by the hue and cry from liberal ideologues, the punch landed.