I apologize for the misunderstanding then. Are you saying you are black? I do accept the apology either way <g>.
> I'm not white! And I don't mean to lecture you, so I apologize if it > comes across that way. this is what I was thinking when I went into this conversation. However what about those Urban Institute studies? If kids get treated differently even in good schools over their color then *something* is wrong. What about all those black men in prison? Surely you don't think they're there because the system is fair. > but we don't need affirmative action any longer to protect us. If > you're smart and have discipline, AA is insulting - it's unneeded > assistance offered to the perceived weak. OK so maybe *you* didn't ned help. You were smart enough brave enough disciplined enough. Maybe middle-class enough. But does this mean that nobody out there does need help? Still? I grant you that there is probably a better way than giving them admissions preference and then saying look see they don't want to succeed when the inner city kids crash and burn... > I don't need any special help or programs to reach my goals and I > would get pretty insulted if someone took a look at me and thought I > did - before I ever said a word. And that's what affirmative actions > does. Right now i am not talking legalities. I am talking fairness. > At the U of MI, didn't black kids get 20 points just for being black? > That's wrong. Using race (or better worded, culture) as a single > factor among many is fine. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:145455 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
