The Case Against Affirmative Action
Summary
Focusing on Stanford, Affirmative Action has both helped and hindered the notion of racism. Stanford does acknowledge the fact that a truly color-blind world would be based on merit but that's not how it works in today's world, "Perhaps the most tragic side effect of affirmative action is that very significant achievements of minority students can become compromised." This is saying that even though a student may have outstanding success, that may be overlooked due to their race. Stanford admissions mentions a "diversity matrix" and how every action can be twisted to constitute racism.
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| Stanford University |
Analysis
I agree with the claim that no matter which student gets accepted, there will always be someone to find something wrong with it. I believe that students should be accepted solely based on merit and if they happen to be a minority, it's an added plus. With this in affect, a school may not get the "diverse" label it wants but it will have the most qualified students attending. Affirmative Action was created to bring past injustices towards different races forward and to try to "repay" them back. Even with this in mind, many naysayers feel that Affirmative Action creates "favoritism" and promotes racism. Although not all responses were positive, Affirmative Action was a step in the right direction towards racial equality.
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| Comic depicting who gets the blame for other students not being accepted into their choice school |
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