I appreciate this honest attitude so much more than faux victimhood!
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soapbox original gangster — 2 years ago(November 09, 2023 07:32 PM)
lol. this is one of the greatest GOP fundraising cons ever created. yes, some college hired a "minority" over a white male, but that doesnt mean the latter was better. i have been a linguistic minority in foreign contries where i worked, so i was small "o" oppressed due to insurmountable barriers, but that was my chooising. i've also been an ethnic minority in the same situation, again, my choice.
we need an identity-less system for jobs and college.
for college, GPA and test scores. that's it. no name, no family history, none of these "personal statements" and all this other baggage-smuggling ploys. I wonder what the true racial/ethnic/sex breakdown would be for those accepted?
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/. — 2 years ago(November 14, 2023 09:59 AM)
we need an identity-less system for jobs and college.
This is what everyone should want. We will never completely eradicate biases, since they're usually rooted in biology, but this is the only way to minimise their impact on society.
Affirmative Action meant that even the most capable black person has had their success questioned. Did they get there on merit? We all hope so, but can rarely be sure.
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insurgent — 2 years ago(November 14, 2023 10:03 AM)
I agree. I haven't looked into how the end of affirmative action in colleges will be enforced, but hopefully people will stop assuming black people are in good schools just because they're black. Although, if it's all merit-based, the only people getting into college are Asians. But maybe that's how it should be, if we are to live in a meritocracy
I think top schools run into the issue of thousands of applicants have perfect GPAs and perfect or near-perfect test scores. Some of this other stuff just becomes a way to weed out people and have a more interest student population. -
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insurgent — 2 years ago(November 14, 2023 10:08 AM)
But in schools like Stanford and Harvard, how can you get more difficult criteria than perfect test scores & GPA? They will still have more applicants than enrollment spots. They are the ones people accused of picking based on race most too.
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/. — 2 years ago(November 14, 2023 10:12 AM)
I'm saying to make the tests harder. Expand the curriculum to cover more challenging areas of the respective subjects.
That won't go down well with students, parents, and race grifters, but it is the answer to the problem.
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