[Peaches-n-Cream]

This thread is out of control. I don't understand the need to debate this issue. Racism exists. Affirmative action is flawed, but so far it is the best solution to compensate for past systematic exclusion and current inequality or disparity in education.

I think that an education is the best way to improve the quality of life for anyone regardless of race or gender. When I look at many of the public schools in NY and other cities, some are overcrowded and can't give students the individual contact that they need. Quite frankly some schools are downright dangerous. Many children in these schools don't even view college as an option. Until the powers that be can end the disparity in education at the primary and secondary levels, programs like affirmative action are necessary to level the playing field in college admissions unless or until they come up with a better policy.