-racism
noun
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What is affirmative action?
Affirmative action is the distribution of a selective handicap to certain minorities that allows members of the given minority an advantage over others. An example would be that a black man is more likely to get into a given college than a white man with the same grades, test scores, and extra-curricular activities. Affirmative action applies only to certain races - or more specifically, certain minorities. An asian, for example, would not receive the benefits of affirmative action.
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Affirmative action is selective.
Affirmative action is not blind. Members of minorities such as jews or asians do not receive the benefits of affirmative action. This is because jews and asians are not underrepresented in colleges and society in general; the percentage of jews and asians in college is normal in relative to the total number of the respective race/ethnicity.
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Selective affirmative action is racist.
Since affirmative action is selective, it does not have the interest of minorities in general in mind. It singles out certain minorities, usually blacks and hispanics, and labels them as beneficiaries of its deeds. One of the reasons affirmative action is viewed in a positive light is because minorities are perceived to have a disadvantage in a predominantly caucasian society. However, selective affirmative action does not operate on this sentiment, but rather on the sentiment that certain minorities are disadvantaged in a society of the majority - but not all. This begs the question: why are certain minorities considered disadvantaged, and therefore worthy of handicap? The only conclusion that can be drawn is that certain minorities are somehow worse off than others. This is not true. All minority groups in America began as a small group of immigrants at the bottom of the ladder. For example, Chinese immigrants built the transcontinental railroad. Every immigrant of every nationality has by and large been treated the same by society (though not necessarily by the individual, as some are ignorant or prejudiced). The exception to this rule is the black population. Black people were enslaved and brought to America against their will, forced to work on plantations without wages. However, slavery has been abolished for almost 300 years and other minority groups (more on this later) have integrated into society successfully in far less time. There is no longer a such thing as a disadvantaged minority in America, nor in most any western country.
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Minorities that do not benefit from affirmative action can and have reached success and assimilated under tougher conditions than minorities who have not.
Lets look at two examples. My grandmother and grandfather, for example, are holocaust survivors. They came to America without a word of English. My grandfather took driving lessons and became a cab driver. After learning some English he came into ownership of a laundromat and met modest success as an entrepreneur. Their children - my father and my aunt - became an anesthesiologist and a teacher, respectively. Becoming a medical doctor is no small achievement, and yet it took only one generation after the arrival of the supposedly disadvantaged minority to reach success. Many of the progeny of holocaust survivors have reached similar success; this story is not simply anecdotal.This was in the space of a few decades, a minute portion of time compared to three centuries african americans have had to meet success. And some have - evidence that no minority is inherently inferior to any other minority, nor the majority. However, it holds true that african americans (and hispanics) have not seen the same success as other minorities. The above evidence is not anecdotal; similar things have happened many times. During World War II many japanese - an ethnicity within the term 'asian' - were forced into internment camps. This is because people suspected them of conspiracy, plotting, etc. However, japanese people, along with asians in general, have since erased their negative image and have become successful in society.
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Affirmative Action is Racist to the minorities is benefits.
Affirmative action is patronizing to those it benefits. It operates on the pretense that certain races are at a disadvantage - a nice way of saying inferior - and need a leg up.
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Affirmative action is racist to those it does not help.
Affirmative action helps only certain people. It discriminates and goes out of its way to make sure that not everybody is treated equally, even though it purports to operate on the pretense that everybody is equal. "Everbody is equal, but some are more equal than others."
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You've stated that no minority is at a disadvantage, but graduation rates beg to differ. What's your explanation?
It is a part of the cultures of certain ethnicities to place less value in education; and in other cultures, to place much value in education. This is a conclusion I have drawn based on facts, but it cannot be proven. My grandparents drilled the importance of education into the brains of my father and aunt, and they met success. The converse - those who don't value education don't meet success - is something that I cannot provide further evidence for, besides saying it just makes plain sense. No race is at a disadvantage and no race is superior. The deciding factor is individual effort.
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Affirmative action supports a culture's unwillingness to make an effort and put value in education. What incentive is there to make an effort when society has it predetermined that you do not have to make the effort? Affirmative action ensures that the problem it is supposed to be solving continues to exist.
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Am I racist?
Yes, but so are you. Even if you're the Dalai Lama. Everybody makes judgements based on race. However, most people do not make extreme judgements based on race, but only little ones. Such is human nature.
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Political Correctness be damned.
I don't care about being politically correct, you're a big boy. Besides political correctness is vague term used as automatic, un-quesionable justification for non-sensical attitudes like the one behind affirmative action. It serves only to blind people from true correctness, and to censor discussions such as this one.
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Thank you for reading.
noun
- The belief that race accounts for differences in human character or ability and that a particular race is superior to others.
- Discrimination or prejudice based on race.
read the whole thing or don't read it at all
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What is affirmative action?
Affirmative action is the distribution of a selective handicap to certain minorities that allows members of the given minority an advantage over others. An example would be that a black man is more likely to get into a given college than a white man with the same grades, test scores, and extra-curricular activities. Affirmative action applies only to certain races - or more specifically, certain minorities. An asian, for example, would not receive the benefits of affirmative action.
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Affirmative action is selective.
Affirmative action is not blind. Members of minorities such as jews or asians do not receive the benefits of affirmative action. This is because jews and asians are not underrepresented in colleges and society in general; the percentage of jews and asians in college is normal in relative to the total number of the respective race/ethnicity.
____________________
Selective affirmative action is racist.
Since affirmative action is selective, it does not have the interest of minorities in general in mind. It singles out certain minorities, usually blacks and hispanics, and labels them as beneficiaries of its deeds. One of the reasons affirmative action is viewed in a positive light is because minorities are perceived to have a disadvantage in a predominantly caucasian society. However, selective affirmative action does not operate on this sentiment, but rather on the sentiment that certain minorities are disadvantaged in a society of the majority - but not all. This begs the question: why are certain minorities considered disadvantaged, and therefore worthy of handicap? The only conclusion that can be drawn is that certain minorities are somehow worse off than others. This is not true. All minority groups in America began as a small group of immigrants at the bottom of the ladder. For example, Chinese immigrants built the transcontinental railroad. Every immigrant of every nationality has by and large been treated the same by society (though not necessarily by the individual, as some are ignorant or prejudiced). The exception to this rule is the black population. Black people were enslaved and brought to America against their will, forced to work on plantations without wages. However, slavery has been abolished for almost 300 years and other minority groups (more on this later) have integrated into society successfully in far less time. There is no longer a such thing as a disadvantaged minority in America, nor in most any western country.
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Minorities that do not benefit from affirmative action can and have reached success and assimilated under tougher conditions than minorities who have not.
Lets look at two examples. My grandmother and grandfather, for example, are holocaust survivors. They came to America without a word of English. My grandfather took driving lessons and became a cab driver. After learning some English he came into ownership of a laundromat and met modest success as an entrepreneur. Their children - my father and my aunt - became an anesthesiologist and a teacher, respectively. Becoming a medical doctor is no small achievement, and yet it took only one generation after the arrival of the supposedly disadvantaged minority to reach success. Many of the progeny of holocaust survivors have reached similar success; this story is not simply anecdotal.This was in the space of a few decades, a minute portion of time compared to three centuries african americans have had to meet success. And some have - evidence that no minority is inherently inferior to any other minority, nor the majority. However, it holds true that african americans (and hispanics) have not seen the same success as other minorities. The above evidence is not anecdotal; similar things have happened many times. During World War II many japanese - an ethnicity within the term 'asian' - were forced into internment camps. This is because people suspected them of conspiracy, plotting, etc. However, japanese people, along with asians in general, have since erased their negative image and have become successful in society.
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Affirmative Action is Racist to the minorities is benefits.
Affirmative action is patronizing to those it benefits. It operates on the pretense that certain races are at a disadvantage - a nice way of saying inferior - and need a leg up.
____________________
Affirmative action is racist to those it does not help.
Affirmative action helps only certain people. It discriminates and goes out of its way to make sure that not everybody is treated equally, even though it purports to operate on the pretense that everybody is equal. "Everbody is equal, but some are more equal than others."
____________________
You've stated that no minority is at a disadvantage, but graduation rates beg to differ. What's your explanation?
It is a part of the cultures of certain ethnicities to place less value in education; and in other cultures, to place much value in education. This is a conclusion I have drawn based on facts, but it cannot be proven. My grandparents drilled the importance of education into the brains of my father and aunt, and they met success. The converse - those who don't value education don't meet success - is something that I cannot provide further evidence for, besides saying it just makes plain sense. No race is at a disadvantage and no race is superior. The deciding factor is individual effort.
____________________
Affirmative action supports a culture's unwillingness to make an effort and put value in education. What incentive is there to make an effort when society has it predetermined that you do not have to make the effort? Affirmative action ensures that the problem it is supposed to be solving continues to exist.
____________________
Am I racist?
Yes, but so are you. Even if you're the Dalai Lama. Everybody makes judgements based on race. However, most people do not make extreme judgements based on race, but only little ones. Such is human nature.
____________________
Political Correctness be damned.
I don't care about being politically correct, you're a big boy. Besides political correctness is vague term used as automatic, un-quesionable justification for non-sensical attitudes like the one behind affirmative action. It serves only to blind people from true correctness, and to censor discussions such as this one.
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Thank you for reading.