> Brian wrote: > I don't think race should matter one iota, not one bit. Shouldn't even be > considered. Anything less is racism. > > I'm stubborn about this :) >
I think this is misplaced support for meritoratic systems, which I support also. I think race should count for schools that value diversity - however maybe rather than say "race" they should say culture. This institution might want Asians, Europeans (French, German, etc.), Arabs, Jews, etc. In that case, "racism" is fine. If, on the other hand, an institution is judging for "the best and brightest" based on tests, then race shouldn't be considered. There's other cases too. The bottom line is, saying that any consideration of race is "racism" does a disservice to victims of racism. If the issue is AA, then I'm against it in principle. If we're talking about public schools, then I think they should be strictly meritocratic. If we're talking about private schools or businesses, then I think they should be able to accept or hire who they want. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:5:144271 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
