Cupcakes and the Model Minority

UC Berkeley Republicans made headlines this week when they held a cupcake sale to protest a new admissions policy designed to help improve racial diversity.   "Baked goods were sold to white men for $2, Asian men for $1.50, Latino men for $1, black men for 75 cents and Native American men for 25 cents. All women received 25 cents off those prices." "We agree that the event is inherently racist, but that is the point," Lewis wrote in response to upheaval over the bake sale. "It is no more racist than giving an individual an advantage in college admissions based solely on their race (or) gender."(CNN)

Okay - reality check.  White people will be helped out and Asians will be hurt by any attempt at racial balancing at UC Berkeley.  The dominant race at the school is Asian (data here).  Hello, College Republicans, do the math before you price your cupcakes:  Asians should pay the highest price for those cupcakes!

The media has focused on the pricing by race - but I find it more interesting that the pricing points don't correspond to the reality.  If their point is that some people are getting an unjust helping hand, flip the pricing for "White" and "Asian"!