Affirmative Action...

bwolf · 02-02-2004, 10:11 PM

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no... my roommate knew the black girl and was friends with her, so he already knew her grades and clubs and whatnot... and all i'm saying is you are assuming people use it as a scapegoat just as much as people may assume affirmative action is at fault. i agree it is ad that some places are still sexist and/or racist, much like some of the aa members seem to be

Ok, though it is interesting that you said "some black girl" rather than "a black girl my friend knows."

And if you think about it, someone personally knowing the person that was hired/accepted because of affirmative action is much rarer than someone assuming they weren't accepted because of it. Or maybe i'm annoyed with the people that assumed that I got accepted to UM because I was black rather than my high gpa or my high sat score

And why does everyone always bring up reparations at these topics? That has nothing to do with this at all.

yeah, i should have made that more clear in my initial post... and i know it is rare, but i'm just saying that whenever someone gets accepted due to affirmative action, someone else gets rejected because of it. and i agree, it has very little to do with reperations.

UMMM HELLO........this is what happens even without affirmative action. someone gets accepted and another guy loses out...this is just what happens! You're just angry because theres a chance you would lose out to a black or hispanic and not another white man, is this the truth? people dont seem to understand this rolleyes:[/quote:7e35d]

i'm not angry, for one. and when someone gets accepted BECAUSE of affirmative action, someone gets rejected who would have been accepted if aa was not in affect... someone more qualified. and don't act like you know me... most of my friends are either indian or black, and i got accepted early decision with no problem and wasn't even worried about it.... the problem is one someone borderline gets rejected because a less qualified person who happens to be a minority gets accepted instead.