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Originally Posted by SillySneakS
AA is a good thing because minorities do need the "help",
because if it were up to most people hiring they would
pick white people instead. Racism has never left, and never will.
So you overcome racism by only picking people based on the color of their skin? FWIW, I do agree that there are certain circumstances where AA is necessary,however it is completely hypocritical. Overcome racism by singling somebody out because the color of their skin? Get outta here. A friend of mine in highschool was African American and the son of a renowned surgeon who was probably making about $500,000 a year. They lived in a $2 million dollar house andenjoyed the good life. She was an average student and did average on her SAT/ACT tests. Another friend of mine was white and from an average upper/middlesuburbian family. She busted her !$! in high school and had all the extracurriculars to get into a top tier school. When it came down to applying, the AfricanAmerican girl was accepted and the white girl was denied. Was this right? Absolutely not. As I said, there is a need for aid in some situations...but to acceptsomebody for a job or university simply because of the color of their skin is ridiculous.