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>The University of California, Berkeley, accepted only about 11 percent of applicants for this year's freshman class, which is one of the most diverse in decade

>The University of California, Berkeley, accepted only about 11 percent of applicants for this year's freshman class, which is one of the most diverse in decades. Nearly 70 percent are U.S. students of color. According to 2018 US Census Bureau estimates, California's population was 59.5% White (36.6% Non-Hispanic White), 14.7% Asian, 13.8% Some Other Race, 5.8% Black or African American, 0.8% Native American and Alaskan Native, 0.4% Pacific Islander and 5.1% from two or more races.[23] So they dropped the number of white students by 50% intentionally. They are actively discriminating against white people in violation of the state law they mention. I can't see how this is not active racism. The state passed a law saying you can't be racist. You can't come in and build a complicated way to be racist.

jleyank 4y ago
Depends on how they treat Hispanic folks. If I understand your numbers correctly, they're folded into the White percentage. If, however, Berkeley separates them out it's not quite a direct comparison which affects your argument. And if they're trying to balance the campus population to reflect California, it's likely that they have to have different percentages in the acceptances. Not everybody comes to Berkeley, and true minority folks with the chops for Berkeley are in demand - different places might give them a better/cheaper offer or they're right coast people, etc. Depopulating the non-White from acceptance goes against the balance-the-campus attempt. Besides, if you're truly White-centric, why go to Berkeley. Based on decades of stereotypes, you won't be happy in that environment. Unless you're just setting up a straw man or a lawsuit.
barry-cotter 4y ago
> The state passed a law saying you can't be racist. You can't come in and build a complicated way to be racist. You totally can if you can get the courts to agree with you. See the entire history’s of the Civil Rights Act, which explicitly bans racial discrimination, and how it’s been ruled to be compatible with affirmative action.

jleyank 4y ago

Depends on how they treat Hispanic folks. If I understand your numbers correctly, they're folded into the White percentage. If, however, Berkeley separates them out it's not quite a direct comparison which affects your argument. And if they're trying to balance the campus population to reflect California, it's likely that they have to have different percentages in the acceptances. Not everybody comes to Berkeley, and true minority folks with the chops for Berkeley are in demand - different places might give them a better/cheaper offer or they're right coast people, etc. Depopulating the non-White from acceptance goes against the balance-the-campus attempt. Besides, if you're truly White-centric, why go to Berkeley. Based on decades of stereotypes, you won't be happy in that environment. Unless you're just setting up a straw man or a lawsuit.

barry-cotter 4y ago

> The state passed a law saying you can't be racist. You can't come in and build a complicated way to be racist. You totally can if you can get the courts to agree with you. See the entire history’s of the Civil Rights Act, which explicitly bans racial discrimination, and how it’s been ruled to be compatible with affirmative action.