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Originally posted by abaici
Dean has an interesting take on affirmatice action. One idea he forwarded was that affirmative action should be based on class, and not race. What do you think? I think it's an interesting stance
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This is not too different from what many so called "compassionate conservatives" propose. While I think there should be efforts to level the playing field for all poor people (whether in Appalachia or the inner city), as long as we have studies that show that Jason Edwards will get a job before Tyrone Jackson, we can't do away with AA as we know it. Of course, I don't know too many Black middle class folks that are naming their children Tyrone and Quantavious, so maybe we get the double wammy. Kinda like be white and male in reverse.
