Affirmative Action in "Higher Education" is Threatened

[DGS49]

Supreme Court signals it may outlaw most affirmative action at universities

The Supreme Court takes on affirmative action, and its conservative justices may be ready to forbid race as a factor in admissions to universities.

www.yahoo.com

According to prevailing law, race may not be used as an acceptance criterion, one way or another. A rogue Supreme Court opined many years ago that "diversity" was a goal worth pursuing, in order to preserve Affirmative Action under a different name.

But that assertion is not manifestly correct. What is the benefit of "diversity" in the classroom or workplace? Where are the data to support that claim? They do not exist.

When I was growing up in the 50's, Negroes lamented the fact that they could not be evaluated equally with "whites"; they had to be better. This lament has been turned on its head: "We MUST be evaluated under lower criteria, otherwise we will always come up short." Better to stick with the law, ignore race, so that those Blacks who come out ahead are not stigmatized with the "Affirmative Action" stain.

Like the Vice President.

 

[Otis Mayfield]

It's not about "negros."

It's about Asians.

Asians complain that they do better on admittance tests, but schools admit less qualified whites over Asians.

It's called reverse discrimination.

 

[1srelluc]

It's not about "negros."

It's about Asians.

Asians complain that they do better on admittance tests, but schools admit less qualified whites over Asians.

It's called reverse discrimination.

No, it's about the money.....The Chi-Coms pay tuition up-front, in cash.

Go by any "good" university when they are between classes and look at the ratio of Asians to whites or blacks traveling to and fro and you will get the answer you seek.

 

[DGS49]

I think the "action" from Asians is from American-Asians, not foreigners coming here as students from the Peoples' Republic...who do pay full tuition and are thus treasured by the institutions.

 

[IM2]

Supreme Court signals it may outlaw most affirmative action at universities

The Supreme Court takes on affirmative action, and its conservative justices may be ready to forbid race as a factor in admissions to universities.

www.yahoo.com

According to prevailing law, race may not be used as an acceptance criterion, one way or another. A rogue Supreme Court opined many years ago that "diversity" was a goal worth pursuing, in order to preserve Affirmative Action under a different name.

But that assertion is not manifestly correct. What is the benefit of "diversity" in the classroom or workplace? Where are the data to support that claim? They do not exist.

When I was growing up in the 50's, Negroes lamented the fact that they could not be evaluated equally with "whites"; they had to be better. This lament has been turned on its head: "We MUST be evaluated under lower criteria, otherwise we will always come up short." Better to stick with the law, ignore race, so that those Blacks who come out ahead are not stigmatized with the "Affirmative Action" stain.

Like the Vice President.

Why do dumb ass whites try making this kind of argument when for all of American history unqualified whites have been admitted into college before anybody else?

 

[martybegan]

It's not about "negros."

It's about Asians.

Asians complain that they do better on admittance tests, but schools admit less qualified whites over Asians.

It's called reverse discrimination.

The pressure comes from the bottom up. Colleges admit minorities with lesser qualifications than whites, thus forcing them to eliminate some whites at the bottom of the list. Not wanting to over represent Asians, they then remove some of the Asians at the bottom of THAT list.

All the pressure comes from the desire to diversify the student body via AA.

 

[Unkotare]

Why do dumb ass whites try making this kind of argument when for all of American history unqualified whites have been admitted into college before anybody else?

Ah, the old "revenge racism" argument. That's a pretty stupid one, even for you.

 

[Flash]

It's not about "negros."

It's about Asians.

Asians complain that they do better on admittance tests, but schools admit less qualified whites over Asians.

It's called reverse discrimination.

Why should any school use race as a criteria for admittance?

All these stupid demented schools that promote sicko diversity and affirmative action are depriving more qualified applicants of fair treatment.