That's a lot of double talk that doesn't really go anywhere. Saying he got in because of Affirmative Action....is wrong. And yet, saying he got in because of a "program", is somehow correct?
Um...doesn't the program = affirmative action? Politically correct euphemisms serve to mask the reality of what is occurring. If my race elevates me over you in a public admissions policy, you don't have to call that "racism" if you don't want to...."unfair" is just as apt a word. > Dana wrote: >> the point is, it is based on race. Not merit, not personality, not >> intelligence. >> > > There is a huge difference between prejudice and racism. Furthermore, > it is very insensitive. If you told a minority student that he was > accepted due to Affirmative Action - you are merely lacking tact. > Affirmative Action is a policy or program the University subscribes too. > He got in because of the program. If you told him he got in due to > Racism then you are in fact insulting him and accusing him of doing > something wrong. > > The central point is that a group in power is excluding another group. > In the case of racism the qualifying factor is race. > > To write, AA is racism is categorically incorrect. To write AA is a > policy that factors race is correct. Huge difference. > > > -- > 2004 - The year $184M couldn't buy a pennant. > > Ron Artest: Extremely flawed, very accidental, semi-martyr > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:144330 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
