> Dana wrote: > Be more racist to be for affirmative action in my opinion. >
Affirmative Action is not racist in that it doesn't assume, for example, that all blacks are stupid. What it does is to try to address a disparity, which is a good thing in principle. Many private schools will do this to get diversity in their student body. For example, a 1600 SAT and 4.0 GPA won't get you into Harvard - you need more if you're white, but maybe not if you're black. One institution's goals may differ from another, however. For example, one school may want only the best and brightest and so the measures should not include race. Another school may want a diverse group of the best across races so they may consider race (the best Asians, the best blacks, the best whites, etc.) An engineering school may not care about race, but they might want more women so they drop a male student with better credentials in favor of a female. Public schools and firms, however, should be meritocracies. You can't legislate that though. Everyone will be discriminated for something so if you don't get what you want somewhere, leave. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:144253 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
