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Originally Posted by SillySneakS
AA is a good thing because minorities do need the "help",
because if it were up to most people hiring they would
pick white people instead. Racism has never left, and never will.![]()
So you overcome racism by only picking people based on the color of their skin? FWIW, I do agree that there are certain circumstances where AA is necessary,however it is completely hypocritical. Overcome racism by singling somebody out because the color of their skin? Get outta here. A friend of mine in highschool was African American and the son of a renowned surgeon who was probably making about $500,000 a year. They lived in a $2 million dollar house andenjoyed the good life. She was an average student and did average on her SAT/ACT tests. Another friend of mine was white and from an average upper/middlesuburbian family. She busted her !$! in high school and had all the extracurriculars to get into a top tier school. When it came down to applying, the AfricanAmerican girl was accepted and the white girl was denied. Was this right? Absolutely not. As I said, there is a need for aid in some situations...but to acceptsomebody for a job or university simply because of the color of their skin is ridiculous.