Privilege. The fact that one can tell another that they do not believe racism or discrimination is still pervasive in this society, however passive it may be, is an applicable form of privilege. However, one oversteps a dangerous line when they choose to assert their privilege and dismiss another's plight of racism and exclusion as though it is some sort of grand delusion. Without diving into the history of a living in a Eurocentric society in which all others are forced to assimilate to the dominate culture, I would reject your notion that such a minority club would serve as exclusion to the majority and create feelings parallel to the those felt by minorities who have been ostracized. I find that when these sorts of groups are challenged by a dominant society it is not in the spirit of "we want to be a part of the struggle also" but an effort to maintain the status quo in the spirit of "our way is the only way." You say, "While Uni's underrepresentation of certain minority groups is a serious issue that must be addressed, we can't agree that Uni's underrepresented minorities have faced significant obstacles gaining acceptance into the school's community." I say I'm afraid that the first part of your sentence does in fact justify that the latter half can be indeed be agreed upon. To understand why, I urge you to look outside the everyday conceptualized meaning of a community. To be a "community" also means to possess similarity or likeness. The privileged may see the inclusion of one minority as integration and the step toward a more progressive society. However, the one minority may see it as exclusion. Thus no matter what, if I were to walk into a classroom and see hardly anyone similar to me or like me, am I really to accept that I am in a community? Sometimes we believe that coaxing minorities into believing racism and discrimination is a becoming thing of the past with only small remnants left, is a suitable course of action. However, it can serve as a patronizing experience. It perpetuates the belief that the dominant culture knows more about the condition of the oppressed than those who experience it first hand. Therefore, I urge you to tread carefully on your words. It is one thing to try an assure another that they are accepted, but a totally different thing to try and force them into believing it when first hand experiences tell them otherwise.