38
submitted 1 year ago by African_Grey@beehaw.org to c/news@beehaw.org

Affirmative Action has now ended in the United States.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] jmp242@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

This is one I actually agree with. I don't know of a solution to historical racism, but current racism against another group doesn't seem like it can be it. That would just lead to an unending loop IMO.

[-] mint@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

how is affirmative action as a concept contributing to "current racism against another group"?

[-] yarr@lemmy.fmhy.ml 0 points 1 year ago

Sorry, we had to deny your application because you're Asian. Try another school.

[-] mint@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

Affirmative Action has had a net positive impact on Asian Americans, given the fact that Asians had the largest college enrollment (59%), more than any other race.

A study from Georgetown University also found that Asian Americans actually benefit from affirmative action. It showed that if colleges only considered test scores, while Asian American enrollment would increase slightly, 21% of Asian Americans admitted under the holistic system would lose their spot.

In short, Asian Americans with lower SAT/ACT scores would give up their admission to Asian Americans with higher test scores. This would potentially affect lower-income Asian Americans, who cannot afford to spend money to prepare for those tests.

That said, your statement is so blatantly silly I'd like to confirm you're actually arguing in good faith, or just stirring the pot with a hypothetical that absolutely does not happen. Thanks!

load more comments (3 replies)
load more comments (3 replies)
this post was submitted on 29 Jun 2023
38 points (100.0% liked)

World News

22023 readers
66 users here now

Breaking news from around the world.

News that is American but has an international facet may also be posted here.


Guidelines for submissions:

These guidelines will be enforced on a know-it-when-I-see-it basis.


For US News, see the US News community.


This community's icon was made by Aaron Schneider, under the CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS