Jerry Johnson wrote: > Well, there is affirmative action and there is Affirmative Action. > > I said that Affirmative Action is preference based on race or gender. I said > that preference based on race or gender is racism. I did not say that > Affirmative Action or racism is necessarily wrong. > > affirmative action > n. A policy or a program that seeks to redress past discrimination through > active measures to ensure equal opportunity, as in education and employment. > > This would include everything from race-based quotas to allowing everyone on > the baseball team a turn at bat. > > Affirmative Action > A policy to enforce quotas or admission/hiring preferences based on race or > gender. >
Using either of those definitions, would women be considered minorities? -- 2004 - The year $184M couldn't buy a pennant. Ron Artest: Extremely flawed, very accidental, semi-martyr ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Protect your mail server with built in anti-virus protection. It's not only good for you, it's good for everybody. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=39 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:144520 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=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
