[librasoul22]

Originally posted by Bamboozled
*SIGH* The more things change, the more they stay the same. While I understand that the views represented in this thread are of an individual nature, it saddens me that, when it comes down to it, too many people still feel this way. With that said, I just want to address a couple of issues:



See, that's the beauty of you being WHITE and FEMALE in this country. You can rest assured that if you are "held to the standards" you've described, that you have a great chance of getting the job, scholarship, etc... Now, being BLACK and FEMALE, I can't say the same thing. Hence the need for affirmative action. "I think I would be much more proud of myself if I was held to the standards (SEE ABOVE IF YU DONT UNDERSTAND) than if I got a scholarship because I was a minority." Well, how would you feel if you DIDN'T get the scholarship BECAUSE you're a minority?



It is absolutely ludicrous and damn near narcissistic to think that ANY minority that receives a job/scholarship did so only because of his/her skin color. All jobs/schools have admission criteria set in place and, contrary to popular belief, even black students/applicants must adhere to that criteria. And the statements about minorities who are "lazy" and don't even want to go to college is laughable at best. AA is supposed to be about righting the wrongs of individuals who allow their own biases and prejudices to get in the way of making hiring decisions.

Also, if you believe that AA has ANYTHING to do with economics, you really have no clue and need to do some research before you continue to post.

*applause*