ia affirmative action necessary to achieve racial equality in the u.s.?

Answer 1

Without a doubt. I'm white, and have seen little or any change in core attitudes over the years. You could write books on it and things have changed superficially, and of course we have Oprah. I believe that most racism is neither intentional or overt, and that people are motivated to it on an unconscious level. You really don't know that you're doing it. I fortunately lived in a place for a while where whites were the minority and learned the pain of being hated simply because of my color. It's a terrible feeling to be judged and hated by people who don't know you, but an awaking at the same time.

Answer 2

Whatever value it once had has disappeared and it should be abolished immediately. Some are starting to see it as an entitlement. The irony, of course, is that affirmative action is, by definition, racial discrimination.

I sometimes wonder if so-called majority groups in 5, 10, or 20 years will start appealing to legislators to "right the wrongs of the past" and institute affirmative action for those who were discriminated between the1960s and the present because they were white or male. Also, I wonder, if, in the future that people who are now minorities become majorities, they would welcome affirmative action with open arms.

Answer 3

It mostly just helps level the playing field. Most companies and majority white colleges won't let minorities in even if they were qualified applicants. The truth is that there is still a very small percentage of minorities in these two places now and in fact affirmative action has paved the way for many white students to go to historically black colleges and universities(I think I remember reading that there are more white people going to HBCUs then minorities going to colleges with mostly white students, but just take that statistic with a grain of salt). So AA works both ways. Also, without AA a lot of white women wouldn't have been able to get into some universities or companies. Most people don't realize that AA does not just work for people of different races, but women as well. AA does not give out jobs to people who aren't qualified.
Everyone has to qualify to get jobs or to get in universities. AA is not perfect and I don't like the ideas of quotas but time and this country has shown that companies and colleges will not give everyone a fair chance.

Answer 4

it is what Martin Luther King, Jr. became all approximately. So confident, I agree that affirmative action is needed to realize racial equality interior the US. Martin Luther King, Jr. died for what he believed in. One takes affirmative action by using not giving up your seat on the bus.

Answer 5

Let's ask this: Would you fly on "Affirmative Action Airlines" or have brain surgery performed at "Affirmative Action General Hospital"? Neither would I.

Answer 6

aa does not promote racial equality. It does just the opposite. a person should be hired according to their experience and education in the field. Not because of their race.

Answer 7

How does affirmative action lead to racial equality when it is racist?

Answer 8

I do think that it is still necessary, though I wish that companies and schools would welcome diversity on their own without being forced because ultimately having a diverse atmosphere breeds a wealth of really great ideas, which benefit everyone involved.

Answer 9

No, its just reverse discrimination. It's like suggesting that minorities aren't capable of scholastic achievement on their own so we need to do it for them.

Answer 10

No . Common sense should work -if given the chance .