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The data also shows widespread economic disparity due to geography, yet Harvard doesn't give the poor kids an extra 200 points on their SAT. If Harvard actually
by webgoat 7y ago
The data also shows widespread economic disparity due to geography, yet Harvard doesn't give the poor kids an extra 200 points on their SAT. If Harvard actually cared about this issue they would create additional scholarship programs that review people on a case-by-case basis rather than a blanket policy.
- mlevental 7y agogeography isn't a protected class. it's not a class at all. it's a set of circumstances. your skin color and the privileges or liabilities incurred are inescapable.
- thaumasiotes 7y ago> geography isn't a protected class Frequently it is. Many laws specifically protect "national origin".
- shadowgovt 7y agoKentucky isn't a "national origin."
- f1refly 7y agoKentucky doesn't has the support a specific national origin might have because there are no laws about that yet. It's an analogy.
- shadowgovt 7y agoIf you think "being from Kentucky" should be treated the same as "being from Ireland," you're welcome to make a case to your Congressperson. Good luck.
- mlevental 7y agoi love this kind of red herring: we're very obviously talking about intranational geography. as the person below me quips: kentucky isn't a nation of origin.
- throwaway_law 7y ago>Many laws specifically protect "national origin" What laws? The US Constitution provides significantly greater protections to US Citizens than foreign nationals, as many of rights are not extended to non-citizens.