diverisity Event

At first i went to the "Journey to Asia" to use as my diversity event. I let the weeks go by and did post anything about going and know that was a good thing. My friend at PC is in ROTC. I dont remember what it stand for and not really sure how to describe it. The best way to put it is a way to enter the armed forces while you are till going to school. You learn thing about he millitary all while remaining in school. In the spring every year they have a Millitary Ball for the seniors graduation and you learn what branch of the millitary each plan on entering. My friend asked me to go with her so she didnt have to go solo.

While i was there i noticed how more then 95% of the people there in uniform were white males. I notice only four other females there part of ROCT besides my friend. Only one of those females where black. As for the male close to all of them where white. As the ball started everyone went to thier seat and after the flags where marched in they went on to doing toasts. They where the normal things you would expect, but one of them was a little strange for this time in america. They toasted to the women that attened the ball and they refered to them as the lady that where the dates to all the men. What about the women in ROTC. they where not there just to be dates. After the toasts they asked the gentalman to seat there ladys. Yes its a very prober thing to do but what about the one girl i met thier that brought her female friend as a date. Who in that situation is supposed to sit who? What if a man brought another man as his date do they just both sit down after the women where seated or does one pull out the chair for the other?

Later on in the night one of the senoir was to announce the speaker. I dont know where the senoir stand or things like that but the senoir who did the announcing was a white male. Every speaker was a white male. Everyone who was important thier with the most tags and medels where white males.

The senoirs get the chance to make a video that mocks the higher up in the program before they leave and each other. The video was funney even if i did not personally know the people they were mocking. But the two senoirs the video made fun of was a female and a male who was married. The male they mocked was being mocked for being married and alway being controled by his wife. None of the other senior where made fun of. It was the feminity that was mocked when it involed the senoir. The teachers where not that way it was just about there oddness to put it nicely.

Delpit was screaming in my ear the whole night. "Rules and Codes of Power." "Rules and Codes of Power." "Look who has all the power in this room."

The milltary has made changed in the past years by allowing female to enter into the armed force, but i have yet to see one rise up to some of the position for years only men have heald.
Is it discirimation? Is it easyer for a man to get a promotion? I dont know because i dont see it. I am not in that would. but i can take a guess and say in some way both of those questions are answered with a "yes".