Should schools let BLACK PEOPLE in BECAUSE THEY ARE BLACK?

Question

What's your thoughts on affirmitive action?
I would rather be accepted into a school because of my grades rather than because my ancestors were slaves, does anyone else agree?

Answer 1

I agree 100% with you.

I am "a visible minority" too and I actually think it's a little insulting!

It's kind of like saying,"There, there. We know that you couldn't possibly make it in on your own talents and abilities, so why don't we give you a boost?"

Also, with Affirmative Action, how can you feel proud of your accomplishment to land a job or get into a good school? In countries where it is rampant, it's easy to think that maybe your resume or transcript wasn't actually that great, but they gave it to you anyway because you LOOK a certain way. I applied for the same job as a guy I went to university with. He was white and a man. I am not white and a woman. I got the job and there isn't a day that goes by that I don't question my abilities because of that. My boyfriend, who is white and a man (obviously!) had a 92% average in university and STILL (6 months later) hasn't got a job in the field he was studying in.

ARRRGH. I hope they get rid of the damn thing altogether.

Answer 2

We really need to get away from the idea of thinking that all Blacks in good colleges and good jobs are there because of affirmative action. They are there because of hard work and accomplishment.

I think affirmative action is far from having Blacks admitted because they are Black. If you are Black and have had the advantages of income and opportunty then affirmative action is not appropriate.

I think colleges need to look at the advantages/disadvantages of the students it is evaluating. The greatest determinant of a student's SAT scores today is the parents income. If you go to the best schools, have the best teachers and classes, have the money for tutors and SAT classes, live in safe neighborhood, have activities to enrich your life and resume, and have parents that can spend time with you instead of working 3 jobs you will have a better application then a poor kid who goes to an awful school and has less opportunity and support. I believe there needs to be some class-based affirmative action. And in this country class and race are unfortunately interlinked.

* Remember people get into college because of who there family is, because they can play sports and many other things that are not related to academic performance. Did Bush get into Yale because of his impressive C- average? I knew a kid who got offered a scholarship to play football at Stanford if he could just get a 900 on his SAT even though he had a 1.8 GPA (he didn't get the 900). Some people get affirmative action their whole lives.

Answer 3

what the hell are you talking about, are you saying that you cant join a school just because you are black even though your grades are good, is this true?
i believe if anyone has something good to give to the world is more than welcome to do so, black or white, therefor we should not stop anyone from getting fair opportunities. but you cant let a dumb black person into a good school just because they are black.
however if its a school mainly made for whites and is funded by people especially for that purpose then they have the right to make those rules, in UK we have schools for rich kids only, because their families don't want their kids to mix with any of the lower class people and learn their bad habits or even something that is not of a rich persons style, since they pay a lot of money for their kids to get into these schools, they have the right to keep the poorer kids out.

Answer 4

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The black people want equal treatment. This is the premise of what Martin Luther King preached. But, affirmative action violates the laws of the land. What ever happened to “I earned everything I received?” If black people need to be given special treatment for admissions into universities, maybe the middle income whites need to question why their tax dollars are going towards programs that keep their own children from entering a certain university on their own merit. After all, 72% of taxes come from middle income whites.

Answer 5

This is definitely a two-sided coin. I remember Brooklyn College being very hard to get into, so graduating from there was very prestigious. They lowered the admission standards to allow a greater diversity of students. Now blacks had a better chance for a good education, but the highest scorers were denied an exceptional education.

Why should brilliant students be denied exceptional education?

Why should high standards cause demographic elitism?

Who is right?

Answer 6

I agree, merit should always be the only factor. I don't care about your race, your disability, or any other sob factors involved in causing students to get bad grades, or employees to have bad work history, if you can't cut the mustard, you don't deserve the prize. I know it probably irritates you more than me, because you are obviously a successful minority, and people probably look at you as if you were an 'affirmative action' student. Sucks, huh? Give it a few years, it'll be alright again.

Answer 7

I think it's amazing to read other people's answers,just to find out they hear what they want to.However , in answer to your question, I agree 100%.People should all have to work as equals to get in to college.It's a load of B.S. that one race/color should be let in on different standards, easier tests, lower scores.etc.How does that make you feel, knowing that all the white people in college had to score higher on tests just to be where you are, because your color?Or here's another one,"The United ***** college fund".Can you imagine if there was a "Caucasian American college fund"?It would be condemned, and called racist.Thank you for seeing it from the other side of the fence, I know it's not easy.Good luck, and keep on fighting the good fight.

Answer 8

I come from an extremely meritocratic society and students get into different schools based on their achievements. Unfortunately, children's achievements are often affected by their family circumstances rather than innate intelligence and achievements. I end up seeing majority of rich kids hurdling together in exclusive schools while poor kids generally end up in lousier schools with lousier school facilities. If education is an intended tool to bridge income gap, think again.

Answer 9

I've always thought that affirmative action, and similar policies are only delaying the real solution. We should give people the same rights just because they're people. Never mind race, religion, sex, sexual preferences, etc. And the only real solution for that is to change people's minds. As long as there are laws to defend those rights, it means that we're not ready to protect them on our own. And that's not something good.

Answer 10

I think everyone should be treated fairly whether they are black or white. I do not think you should be let into a school based on your race. I agree with you it should be based on grades. Why does it matter soo much much what ethnicity you are these days? People are people!