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Is Affirmative Action a form of discrimination?
Posted on 6/25/17 at 12:42 pm
Posted on 6/25/17 at 12:42 pm
Seems like it to me. Someone can be favored over another solely based on their race or gender. One would think we should be treating everyone equally in today's times.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
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Posted on 6/25/17 at 12:45 pm to texag7
Of course it is. To discriminate is to differentiate, Now you can discriminate for both good and bad reasons, Discrimination is not just a bad thing. It can be a positive thing if you are the group who benefits. Whites discriminated to their benefit and affirmative action can be viewed as positive for minorities,
This post was edited on 6/25/17 at 12:46 pm
Posted on 6/25/17 at 12:45 pm to texag7
Yes.
It's the definition of race discrimination.
It's the definition of race discrimination.
Posted on 6/25/17 at 12:45 pm to texag7
yep
Posted on 6/25/17 at 12:45 pm to texag7
Of course it is.
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the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex:
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Posted on 6/25/17 at 12:45 pm to texag7
There's good discrimination and there's bad discrimination.
There's good segregation and there's bad segregation.
Simple as black and white
There's good segregation and there's bad segregation.
Simple as black and white
Posted on 6/25/17 at 12:46 pm to texag7
Yes and it's incredibly racist and offensive to African Americans. Through affirmative action we are telling them you aren't as smart/capable as your peers so here's a head start. I'd consider that a slap in the face if it was me.
Posted on 6/25/17 at 12:46 pm to Erin Go Bragh
quote:
There's good discrimination and there's bad discrimination.
What makes one good and the other bad?
Posted on 6/25/17 at 12:46 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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What makes one good and the other bad?
The group calling for it
Posted on 6/25/17 at 12:47 pm to texag7
depends, their different forms of affirmative action
For example if a company decides it wants to increase the % of black accountants, because they are underrepresented.
-if they sent recruiters to historically black universities attempting to get them to apply for jobs with their company, I would say no.
-if they institute a policy that 10 of the next 12 hires in the company have to be black, I would say yes.
For example if a company decides it wants to increase the % of black accountants, because they are underrepresented.
-if they sent recruiters to historically black universities attempting to get them to apply for jobs with their company, I would say no.
-if they institute a policy that 10 of the next 12 hires in the company have to be black, I would say yes.
Posted on 6/25/17 at 12:51 pm to texag7
Is this a serious question? 
Posted on 6/25/17 at 12:51 pm to TigerintheNO
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For example if a company decides it wants to increase the % of black accountants, because they are underrepresented.
-if they sent recruiters to historically black universities attempting to get them to apply for jobs with their company, I would say no.
That's true. But conservatives would still frame that as reverse discrimination.
Posted on 6/25/17 at 12:52 pm to texag7
yes. AA is how the maxine waters and hank johnsons of the world end up in congress
Posted on 6/25/17 at 12:53 pm to texag7
Yes
Posted on 6/25/17 at 12:54 pm to texag7
The answer to the OP is yes.
I mean, anyone denying that isn't worth chatting with.
The question is......"do you consider it OK?......and if so, why?"
I mean, anyone denying that isn't worth chatting with.
The question is......"do you consider it OK?......and if so, why?"
Posted on 6/25/17 at 12:55 pm to Ralph_Wiggum
They are both discriminatory, but one is giving the opportunity and informing people there are jobs for the attendees of the university. The other is not hiring someone on the basis of the skin tone.
Posted on 6/25/17 at 12:56 pm to Ralph_Wiggum
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-if they sent recruiters to historically black universities attempting to get them to apply for jobs with their company, I would say no.
If that's all they did for AA, then AA wouldn't work.
Posted on 6/25/17 at 1:02 pm to texag7
quote:
Is Affirmative Action a form of discrimination
Very much so.
It's real injustice used to correct a societal injustice. It's wrong regardless of how it is justified.
This post was edited on 6/25/17 at 1:03 pm
Posted on 6/25/17 at 1:03 pm to Ralph_Wiggum
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conservatives would still frame that as reverse discrimination
AA is actual discrimination.
Posted on 6/25/17 at 1:04 pm to texag7
yes
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