Apology totally accepted. I do genuinely think that my sources support my claim, but we all have our biases. [1] TBH, I do not have a clear understanding of ho

Apology totally accepted. I do genuinely think that my sources support my claim, but we all have our biases. [1] TBH, I do not have a clear understanding of how things were in the 50's, but I do not think things would go back to the 50's if affirmative action programs were discontinued. We probably can agree that there are a lot of anecdotes about this as you have one yourself. Contrary to popular belief, anecdotes and personal experiences are not worthless. I agree that our anger should be placed directed the system which enables corruption, cheating and discrimination. Blaming the ordinary individuals would be counterproductive and sanctimonious. [1]: For example, the Atlantic article does not mention affirmative action at all. You'd probably argue that's because it is not a major factor, but I think it is the elephant in the room. If I could edit my comment now, I would change "data" to "outcome data", and cite this graph https://archive.md/VwSmO https://archive.md/VwSmO. I do not see anything wrong with putting an anecdote in a footnote, however.