welll... affirmative action is intended to compensate for this. But yes, it would be better if neighborhoods were integrated, inner city schools weren't about institutionalization rather than education, and all children were challenged from an early age. Imho negative expections are a particularly insidious form of racism. But in the meantime, there IS a problem whether you see it or not. Less of a problem than there was in 1965, when the idea of a black man being a system administrator at an agency like Sandia would be unthinkable, and less than thre was in 1975 even, when they made the infamous Star Trek episode where Kirk becomes a woman and therefore is *obviously* unfit for duty..... but there's still a problem.
Dana On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 21:14:30 -0500, Nick McClure <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm talking about the public education system, you go to a particular school > based on where you live. > > Affirmative Action has no bearing on this. > > We need to fix the schools, and the communities. We need to start raising > minorities that focus more on brain power and less on street power. > > I'm talking about higher education, where you have to apply to get in. I'm > talking about the neighborhood elementary school that has one teacher for 45 > students with 10 year old computers, bad heat and lighting. > > These are the things I'm talking about. Affirmative Action doesn't mean > anything here. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Angel Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 8:03 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Who Doesn't Discriminate? (WAS: playing the race card) > > I disagree. > > They weren't penalised by a horrible education system. > They were penalised by the racist social stratification of American society. > > How do you intend to get 'real' education to minorities with the education > system stacked against them? > What are you going to use to effect that goal if not Affirmative Action? > > -Gel > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Get help! RoboHelp http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=58 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:144760 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
