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Thoughts 1) a lot of this sounds like a fishing expedition 2) Asian-Americans certainly face discrimination in other walks of life 3) “But what about Asians?” i
by moomin 9y ago
Thoughts 1) a lot of this sounds like a fishing expedition 2) Asian-Americans certainly face discrimination in other walks of life 3) “But what about Asians?” is pretty much like “But what about black-on-black crime?” of conservative talking points trying to deny the reality of race in America.
In short, this is a devious way of disrupting affirmative action and I’m simultaneously impressed and horrified.
- sp527 9y agoYea "devious" if you're not Asian. Affirmative action is a garbage policy. It should be predicated directly on financial means instead of race.
- pessimizer 9y agoYes, affirmative action is unfair. Everything should be based on the wealth of your parents, which is fair.
- dang 9y ago"Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- imjustsaying 9y ago>sarcasm >strawman
- yongjik 9y agoI'm Asian, my kids are going to apply to universities in America in a few years, and I'm OK with Affirmative action. Yes, I know they might have slightly better chance of acceptance if Affirmative action is gone. So what?