"For years many African Americans and Minorites have been discriminated against in your country and prevented from participating in the most desirable jobs and universities simply because of their race! Even when this was declared unconstitutional the practice still persisted! (Beuchamp and Bowie,1993).African Americans in particular still face a variety of institutionalised racism and racially motivated negative actions that their Caucasian counterparts do not face.Some of the major problems are their being channeled into minority positions, lack of access to network and mentors, promotion and advancement difficulties and emotional and psychological maltreatment (Queralt, 1996)"
Those exist today.If you are against Affirmative action then what is the solution? To say that no solution to that problem is necessary is to agree with racism and to support it. I have shown data and excerpts from real research that has stood up to peer review and those of the opposition to Affirmative Action. I have shown factual data that in California when Affirmative Action in tertiary admissions was removed that the enrollment of minorities plummeted. The figures are there, the actual people being discriminated and disenfranchised are there too. Why not bring some anecdotes from them? All studies done to date has shown ongoing racism in the American workplace and school admissions.It has shown ongoing discrimination against minorities. Up to now none of you who espouse that Minorities are no longer discriminated against, that they are no longer kept out of the best schools with or without Affirmative Action, that they are not kept out of top CEO positions, none of you who make these wild claims have any data to back them up, or point to any research done. All you have are emotional rants,pretty anecdotes, and your own cognitive dissonance on the realities of the situation. I asked you in a previous post and I'll ask you again: What proof do you have that whites are being negatively affected in appreciable numbers because of Affirmative Action?What proof do you have that White enrollment in top universities is threatened and on a sharp decline because of Affirmative Action?What Proof do you have that Whites are being kept out of top executive positions in corporate America in significant numbers because of Affirmative Action? What's the proof? Because *you* *think* so? Because someone says that their wife said that her nephew said...?? What proof do you have of any of these wild claims that have been made? -Gel -----Original Message----- From: Nick McClure You know, as an outsider I'm not sure you understand what really goes on here. The similarities between a rural community and an urban community are there. Yet many people don't talk about them. Racial minorities are usually easy to spot What do you consider the key issue of this debate? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Get Instant Hacker Protection, Virus Detection, Antispam & Personal Firewall. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=62 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:144881 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
