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Actually, no, it turns out this is in fact false. http://douglasernstblog.com/2014/01/17/white-privilege-artist-does-it-exist-or-do-i-simply-lack-critical-thin

Actually, no, it turns out this is in fact false. http://douglasernstblog.com/2014/01/17/white-privilege-artist-does-it-exist-or-do-i-simply-lack-critical-thinking-skills/ http://douglasernstblog.com/2014/01/17/white-privilege-artis... TLDR; a 4.0 GPA is not equal everywhere. Also, affirmative action means that you actually get a bonus for being a PoC, and if you are Caucasian or Asian, you are discriminated against as a matter of admitted policy. But hey, just world hypothesis makes people ignore that little tidbit too. Quelle surprise.

colomon 11y ago
Huh? I mean, I think the stats as presented in that cartoon are complete BS [1] too, but that link is in no way a meaningful refutation of it. [1] First hint: note that both pairs of stats presented add up to 100%, yet are described as relative odds of getting in. The second pair is even explicitly labeled "percentage of bachelor's degrees." Second hint: There have been multiple major lawsuits against affirmative action where both sides agreed that (some) minorities were being favored in college admission processes; the debate is over whether that is just. Third hint: Those lawsuits have stated that some PoC get boosts from the admissions process and other PoC get docked points. Yet this cartoon treats all PoC as a single homogenous group.