Affirmative action was never about admitting unqualified Black kids. It was always about ensuring qualified Black kids could also get accepted despite a world of systemic racism.
The “unqualified admission” you’re thinking of are legacy students—like how Kavanaugh got into Yale, or how George W. got into yale, or how Kushner got into Harvard.
Every GOP accusation is a confession, and this is no exception.
Which of those groups eventually damages the reputation of the college?
Inevitably, it's the rich kid who slid in on money.
@QasimRashid As I Brit I had no idea about these 'Legacy Admissions'.....sounds like something that needs to end, and NOW.
(Yeah, I'm sure that happens here too, but you guys have more chance of change than we do....)
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Arguably, 50+ years ago, #AffirmativeAction was a "quota system". It played a part in how #UncleThomas got into Yale and why he resents it so much.
But TODAY (or should I say *before* today), it was used merely as a "tie breaker" to account for what a minority student had to overcome just to reach that point.
It angers me to no end when people like Mike Pence cite #MLK's "content of their character" quote out of context to make it sound like THEY are the ones ending #racism. 🤬
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Different institutions used different criteria for *their* definition of #AffirmativeAction.
But yesterday's ruling by the #SCotUS didn't simply set a single standard to clear up any confusion/dispute (which would of been the right thing to do), and instead simply abolished "racial" balancing entirely… while leaving #WhiteAffirmativeAction… #Legacy admissions and #Wealthy #donor preferences in place.
Yep - quotas haven’t been used for many years. The effing republicans sued a number of states over quotas back in the 70’s like CA and MI.
AA has been used as a legal basis for schools to select minority applicants who are comparable to their white counterparts.
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Sure, but some people hear "unqualified" as "undeserving" or " not possessing inherent academic potential", and neglect the "not meeting arbitrary and biased criteria that favour white men" part.
So, if that clarification isn't attached, I avoid using the word "unqualified". I don't want anyone to be able to interpret me as suggesting that folks with AA admissions are less deserving.
@QasimRashid This is exactly what the #GQP and the Federalist Society had planned for the last 40 years! If they can't destroy #Democracy at the ballot box, destroy it through the courts!
@QasimRashid A long time ago, I started framing affirmative action as "show your work." Except in some clunky cases, it never requires an outcome, just that you be able to show how the outcome was fair.
The conservative offense has always been that nobody other than a straight, cisgender, white man can ever be qualified, because that's how they decide qualifications.
Admissions will be more like a job application and interview for a nice office job. Soft skills such as having a supportive disposition, ability to work well with a broad range of people. Overcoming adversity. Are you a "fit" within a work group. Less emphasis on scores and test results and more on the admissions interview. Not about the top SAT score and being the captain of every club. More like can you handle adversity and what did you get out of a club.
@QasimRashid love/hate that all so true last line
Every GOP accusation is a confession, and this is no exception.
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