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> When they make tests optional they can admit more Black students without having to report their test scores. I want to make explicit that what you're describ
by rebelos 5y ago
> When they make tests optional they can admit more Black students without having to report their test scores.
I want to make explicit that what you're describing here is racism, because I think many people have kind of lost sight of this lately.
You're saying that nothing other than the immutable biological character of one person (Black) versus another (Asian) should form the basis of preferential treatment. I find this abhorrent and wholly incompatible with the notion of a civilized, modern society.
Discrimination in favor of Blacks is racism. Period. What the author was attempting to point out (that you ignored) is that very often the Blacks being admitted are the privileged ones anyway, while highly underprivileged yet talented Asians are completely screwed over.
But no one cares, because the whole thing is a farce. It just needs to look good enough to appease the various despotic progressive forces dedicated to re-institutionalizing racism. This kind of system will never work. It is morally bankrupt in the extreme and it makes me sick just reflecting on it.
- crackercrews 5y ago> You're saying that nothing other than the immutable biological character of one person (Black) versus another (Asian) should form the basis of preferential treatment. My comment was not normative. It was descriptive. I was just describing what Harvard seems to be trying to do. Harvard wants to have its cake and eat it too. They want to have a very high average SAT. They also want to admit more Black applicants. This is one way to do that. We don't know what the unintended consequences will be. If they put too much of a thumb on the scale, potential employers may adjust their recruiting strategies to compensate.