Insensitive and bigoted.. Of course it is Fox..

Fox anchors call Houston teen accepted to 20 colleges 'obnoxious'

By William Axford

Hosts on Fox 5 DC are drawing controversy after they called a Houston teen who got accepted into 20 different colleges "obnoxious."

Anchor Holly Morris and contributor Sarah Fraser were speaking of Micheal Brown, of Houston, last week and his nationally recognized success. The pair criticized Brown for applying to multiple colleges and receiving full-ride scholarships, arguing that his success was taking away from other students.

"It's a little ridiculous that this kid applied to 20 (colleges), taking away a spot and basically wait-listing another kid," Fraser said.

Morris agreed and said, "It's a little obnoxious because you can only go to one. You can only take one full ride, and you are taking a spot from someone else who worked really hard."

Brown, 17, is a senior at Lamar High School and has a 4.68 GPA. The Third Ward resident has been awarded full-ride scholarships from Stanford, Princeton, Yale and every other school he applied to.

The Fox TV pair were criticized as being insensitive and bigoted. As the news website Now This! notes, similar arguments are usually used against people who are successful.