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What an awful opinion piece! The fact it is on Time.com is part of the "white privilege". lolz. The reason why they say "check your privilege" because we shoul
by ssx 12y ago
What an awful opinion piece! The fact it is on Time.com is part of the "white privilege". lolz.
The reason why they say "check your privilege" because we should foster the notion that non-white people have a different American experience than white people.
If a minority got into Stanford, there is a thought that probably goes into everyone's mind, that they had an advantage because they were a minority. White people don't have that same stigma.
It's a mind set. It's understanding that there are our society has a problem, and that it needs to get checked at the door.
- argumentum 12y ago> If a minority got into Stanford, there is a thought that probably goes into everyone's mind, that they had an advantage because they were a minority. White people don't have that same stigma. Out of curiosity, where do you think that stigma arises from? In my view, this is one of the best arguments against affirmative action based on purely on race, ethnicity or gender. In my high school, which was the top ranked public high school in California, admission was based on test scores and an essay. Because at that time the school had an race-based affirmative action policy, the black girl (who would eventually be valedictorian) complained that everyone assumed she got in because she was black (though she tested high enough regardless). They removed this policy eventually after complaints from parents demanding equal treatment. Ironically in a few years white parents in the district started complaining that their kids were being pushed out by asian and indian kids.