Has affirmative action served it's purpose?

Question

Should it be amended to focus only
on economic conditions?

wow...unanimous so far.

Answer 1

To a large degree it has but not entirely. I would support looking at the economic conditions of the party involved over race or gender as that would take the appearance of bias out of it.

Answer 2

It was never a good mechanism to accomplish it's purpose, but, yes, it's certainly outlived whatever usefulness it may once have had.

Programs focused on the economically disadvantaged, regardless of race, would, indeed, be a better aproach.

Answer 3

Yes, just look at the White House.

Affirmative Action has given Asians, blacks and Arabs a chance to advise the US President. Too bad that the Jews were not given a chance, because they are very smart and trustworthy + they are not White.

Answer 4

It has absolutely served its purpose and should be eliminated. If business are not hiring the best people for their needs, regardless of race, they should suffer a competitive disadvantage and be eliminated in the long run.

Answer 5

Yes, it has outlived it's usefulness. It was used to create a level playing field, now that has been done, we no longer need it to create a unlevel playing field in the opposite direction.

Answer 6

Yes. Definitely, yes.

Answer 7

if it's purpose was to keep racism alive , then yes it has done an excellent job

Answer 8

yes

Answer 9

It should be done away with. We will never have equal rights until we have equal laws.