Dana wrote: > most AA programs I am familiar with are back east and target blacks. > If there are others I suggest that similar comments might apply. > > Here in Albuquerque there is a lot of discussion about why certain > schools test poorly, the usual reason given by the schools being that > most of the kids are Spanish speakers. I am not aware of any > affimative action on this basis though, just excuses that let the > schools off the hook. However the socioeconomic pattern still > prevails. The schools attended by the old families that arrived with > Cortez do a lot better than the ones attended by the children of > recently arrived day laborers. This only makes sense if you think > about it. > > Dana >
So those said schools are only targeting black students? They don't target Latinos? But if there are others, then your whole notion of AA crumbles. The specific answer you gave Gel was, " the theory I believe was that due to racism blacks were not meeting admission criteria." You also agreed with Micheal D that AA is racist because it helps one group over another based on race. Do I think those that don't support AA are racist? No. You may choose not to support it because you feel the system is flawed or inadequate. In that case, suggesting a viable option might be useful. You may choose not to support it because AA negatively impacts yourself. I can't really blame anyone for looking out for themselves. I do have issues with people that will not support AA because they think doing so is racist or promotes racism. There is a huge difference between not participating in and denouncing a program. This is like telling a starving kid, "I can't give you this steak I'm eating because it's bad for your health. It has a lot of fat." AA is not a racism because race is only one factor. Gender is another factor used. AA is not racism because racism is when a group in power excludes a group not in power based on race. The students getting in via AA are not in power. If racism was merely policy based on race, then every ethnic scholarship would be an act of racism. That scholarship Maria Cortez won from Senior Vargas' BMW dealership for being the Latino American with the highest GPA in her school district? Racism because it excludes all the white students. Can you sit there and tell me that scholarship is racism? -- 2004 - The year $184M couldn't buy a pennant. Ron Artest: Extremely flawed, very accidental, semi-martyr ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase Studio MX with Flash Pro from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=51 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:144527 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=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
