(ProsperNews.net) – A baking contest in Vermont barred white people from entering in a bid to increase “inclusivity.” The 2024 Baking Pitchfest, organized by King Arthur Baking, said it wished to provide “equitable opportunities” for “people of color” and provide them with mentoring, financial support, and brand exposure to help grow their businesses.
The two-day contest will permit companies or entrepreneurs to pitch business ideas to King Arthur Baking in the hopes of winning purchase orders, a $ 10,000 financial boost, and free membership in the Bread Bakers Guild of America.
When notice of the competition was posted to Twitter, it received near-universal condemnation from people who argued that excluding white people amounts to racism, with several saying they would boycott King Arthur Baking. Others stated they had already stopped buying from the company due to previous “woke” policies. The company already runs a “pride month” celebration every year and produces rainbow-colored cakes.
The exclusion of whites, or preference for non-whites, is an increasingly contentious issue, according to experts who say it impacts various aspects of American life. The phenomenon is particularly prominent in the higher education system.
For example, classes and hobbies in elite universities have barred white people from joining, and some higher education programs are limited only to black and Hispanic students, affecting Asians as well as whites.
A group of Asian parents in New York recently filed a lawsuit against the state education department over eligibility requirements for Science and Technology Entry Programs. Entry to the program prioritized “economically disadvantaged” students or those from black, Latino, or Native American backgrounds.
The lawsuit claimed the policy disadvantaged Asian and white children and, in practice, meant that kids from particular racial groups were gaining access to programs regardless of their economic circumstances. “The Hispanic child of a multi-millionaire is eligible to apply to STEP, while an Asian American child whose family earns just above the state’s low-income threshold is not,” it claimed.
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