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Would you defend Harvard if they had a de-facto quota for Jewish applicants? This is a trick question. Harvard (and other Ivy League schools) did discriminate a
by chroma 11y ago
Would you defend Harvard if they had a de-facto quota for Jewish applicants? This is a trick question. Harvard (and other Ivy League schools) did discriminate against Jews[1], and their justifications were quite similar to what we're hearing today. These universities switched from grades and test scores to a more "holistic" evaluation, allowing them to surreptitiously limit the number of Jewish students. The game is the same, only the names have changed.
Use all the rationalizations and euphemisms you want, but the truth is this: Ivy League schools are rejecting many of their most-qualified applicants solely because of their race[2]. These policies need to end.
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numerus_clausus#Numerus_clausus_in_the_United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numerus_clausus#Numerus_clausus...
2. http://www.theamericanconservative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/asians-large.jpg http://www.theamericanconservative.com/wp-content/uploads/20...
- iaw 11y agoI responded to another comment below[1]. I understand that it is easy to view these policies as racism but if you think about the people that spots are being freed for there is a larger net social gain. I knew this would be unpopular when I posted it, and I am personally biased, but I don't think one can make the argument that Asian's lack socioeconomic mobility in the same way as some of the other races. [1] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9557216 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9557216