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Do you believe affirmative action in its current form is fair?
No it's not fair, becuase it is ultimately based solely on the color of a persons skin (among other social factors), even if the intention is equality within the workplace. I think that business should have no right as to inquire the race of their applicants, instead only choosing potential employees through a veil of ignorance. Although such a fair policy probably isn't practical, and I worry that business, when given the oppertunity to do so, would jump on the chance to exlude people of certain social conditions, which in of itself is ultimately unfair. Thus I'm more willing to accept affirmative action on the sole basis that it is a necessary evil.
I don't agree. Especially because I'm not black or poor enough to benefit from it. If I was being benefited I would argue afirmative actions are an efficient way to compensate the presumable lack of access to better teachers and schools.
Fine points, buddy. I agree with you. I was mostly playing with the fact that I'm biased. I'm just not 100% sure I would have the same opinion if people had an educational edge on me.If your stance is based on your ability to benefit from it, or lack there of, then that in turn renders it void as it's skewed because of bias. Affirmative action seeks to rectify past social discrimination by essentially employing the same tactics, except to the opposite racial group as the original offenders. It basically perpetuates the same root issue it attempts to eliminate, which is inequality.
I think the only way it can be viewed as unfair is if it is assumed that white privilege doesn't exist.
I think the only way it can be viewed as unfair is if it is assumed that white privilege doesn't exist.
I think the only way it can be viewed as unfair is if it is assumed that white privilege doesn't exist.
If Whites maintained most of the power in for 400+ years, would that not render Affirmative Action no longer necessary in an equal amount of time in the future? At what point, if ever, can we determine when it's now longer necessary?