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Originally posted by librasoul22

My point is, PRECISELY: When you go to fill out a college application, or whatever...the little boxes you check have NO OTHER PURPOSE than to classify you. And when you are in the minority in this country, that is very dangerous. Please mention Affirmative Action in your next post! LOL!

Ok....I told myself that I WOULD NOT post on this damn thread that I decided to start, but this comment downright pisses me off. The little boxes are there to HELP minorities. You to whoever to mention Affirmative Action. The only people Affirmative Action is relevent to are minorities. My sophmore year of high school, a senior got a FULL RIDE SCHOLARSHIP to University of Michigan Ann Arbor because he was Hispanic. He was a smart guy, but he flat out told us. I've never seen my Spanish teacher so pissed before, but she had to keep her mouth shut. I don't understand how you can say those little boxes are dangerous to minorities in this country. If I got your quote wrong, then please accept my apology. But I will say this, I think Affirmative Action is racism towards caucasians. I do not agree with a white man who is an extremely high achiever not get into school because there is a man of diff race who is just a high achiever wants to get into that university. Not fair.