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Originally Posted by shinerbock
I brought up affirmative action because its become a blanket term used to describe efforts by universities to increase diversity.
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Gotcha. Just know that affirmative action isn't a blanket term. You should've qualified your tangent with a more accurate depiction of affirmative action.
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Originally Posted by shinerbock
As for opportunity hoarding, I imagine this is some effort by you to justify the racial discrimination against some whites in the application process
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No, I am providing a holistic approach to "affirmative action." Why get rid of affirmative action when merit has never been the sole determinant of educational and occupational standing? If it has been "good for the goose" for decades, it is certainly "good for the gander"--especially if the gander can now be placed on a level field to compete with the goose.
I don't consider the leveling of the playing field to be "(reverse) racial discrimination," anyway. I think whites' complaints of reverse racial discrimination are self-important, presumptive and audacious.
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Originally Posted by shinerbock
To jubilence, who obviously saw the first few lines of my post and jumped to conclusions, i'd like to ask where I said all minorities are admitted because a white kid got screwed. This will probably take you a while, considering I didn't say it, nor did I even come remotely close to implying it. Better luck next time.
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She saw that you leaped from "diversity" to "affirmative action." Her conclusion is the same as when I asked you about seeing black students and automatically thinking "affirmative action." It's your fault...better luck next time.
