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Intentions sound good, sure: we want to address inequality. But is the solution “we will only consider people of specific racial backgrounds. We will reject yo
by fiblye 6y ago
Intentions sound good, sure: we want to address inequality.
But is the solution “we will only consider people of specific racial backgrounds. We will reject you on the sole basis of your race”? Affirmative action has been firmly grounded in policies for decades. At what point do we do away with it, or decide that it needs to be rebalanced for groups that had potential reduced because of the results of affirmative actions good intentions? It’s made getting into college and many positions as an Asian American pure hell, despite being minorities and many coming from poverty.