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Mr_Eon
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[b said:Quote[/b] ]1. How fair was it for that white girl in Michigan to be denied a spot in university BECAUSE OF HER RACE? If she was a member of the minority she would have been admitted because she fully met the requirementsAnd don't tell me that's not racism, because you bloody well know it is! If you think it was fair, than why does the Supreme Court of the United States believe that it's unconstitutional?
Hey, I agree with you. It's racist. It's discrimination on a racial basis, can't argue with the definition. So the question becomes WHY was there no place for her? Did the university elect to take an unqualified applicant to fill her place? Did they keep a place they might well have otherwise offered empty, simply to maintain some arbitary percentage? In either of the two situations above, then I'd say they acted incorrectly - after all, it's not the universities job to ensure they are provided with sufficient minority candidates OF THE RIGHT QUALITY. If they simply chose to accept a DIFFERENT candidate, with DIFFERENT qualities, but STILL QUALIFIED, then I'm sorry - but you'll often be selected or rejected based on criteria that don't appear on your CV. That's life.
[b said:Quote[/b] ]2. What have modern day white people done to deserve being denied jobs because so idiots think there's not enough "representation"? What have I, an 18 year old white Canadian male, EVER done to deserve unfair treatment because of my race? I have never exhibited racist behaviour, nor have I ever descriminated against another human being because of their race. So why should I be denied jobs Eon? How is that justified? Why is it right? Why is it not racism?
Simply because the selection board feels that your inclusion would hurt the student body, or the company. That's the only criteria, and it's the GOVERNMENTS job to ensure that sufficient minority workers are given places. Provided those workers are qualified for the work they do - what's the problem? Again, if there isn't any discrimination in the work place in favour of white people, then the simple process of selecting the right candidate will ensure that the correct racial diversity is maintained ANYWAY. Unless, of course, the body responsible for setting diversification targets is off base in its guidelines - in which case, those guidelines need to be modified.
Have you ever considered that diversification actually affects "minorities" too? For example, if a company is at or over it's diversity quota for Blacks, but under its quota for Hispanics then blacks will be under the same competitive disadvantage versus Hispanic applicants as their white colleagues.
Oooh... Equality...