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Originally posted by ADVOCATE:
Hello everyone:
I'm sorry that I have been missing in action but between my finals and a full time job a sister got a little stressed, to say the least. I am happy to see that the topic of AA has gotten some attention on this page. But I stand firm in my beliefs that the playing field is still uneven. You would not send a person into war without teaching them how to survive and arming them with the necessary weapons. All I am saying is that we (meaning minorities in this country) got our weapons a little later. In addition, we are still plaugued by forces that do not want us to be true equals. Therefore, a system needs to be in place in order make up for the damage caused by the powers that be. Does any one feel what I am trying to say? I hope so.
Peace and Blessings
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Girl, I feel you. The playing field is most definitely uneven. However, I do not feel that Affirmative Action is necessarily the best way to go about leveling the playing field. BUT, until another alternative is provided, AA is undoubtedly better than nothing at all, and it should not be abolished until a better option is thrown out there. I personally have been trying to think of ways to revise the AA system, but some of them are just not reasonable when it comes down to it. Do any others of you agree that AA is, for lack of better terms, a necessary (but not the best solution) means to an end?