Affirmative action amendment has some Asian-Americans furious

[theworldismine13]

Affirmative action amendment has some Asian-Americans furious
http://www.scpr.org/blogs/multiamerican/2014/03/10/16027/sca-5-asian-americans-affirmative-action/

Complicated relationship: Asian-Americans and affirmative action
http://www.scpr.org/blogs/multiamerican/2014/03/13/16074/sca-5-asian-americans-affirmative-action/

 

[bigDeeOT]

Good. I hope the ban on race based criteria fir admissions is upheld.

 

[NSSVO]

Too bad.

 

[Calmye]

Good. I hope the ban on race based criteria fir admissions is upheld.

Lol I knew you would be up in here.

 

[Calmye]

Damn California is only 7% black.

 

[theworldismine13]

Good. I hope the ban on race based criteria fir admissions is upheld.

Yeah, it would be embarrassing if they brought it back it would show that black people can't compete academically

 

[Reality]

Yeah, it would be embarrassing if they brought it back it would show that black people can't compete academically

 

[bigDeeOT]

Yeah, it would be embarrassing if they brought it back it would show that black people can't compete academically

Yeah you'd have the percentage of black students rise due to AA, and subsequently the percentage of blacks that drop out would also increase. And if you look at all who end up dropping out, it would be overwhelmingly black.

Why do blacks need to go to these super competitive schools anyway? The blacks that are there now can feel pride in themselves and not be self-conscious of what got them in. The other blacks that can't make it should go to another school more fit for their learning style.

 

[Crakface]

Affirmative action should go first to the people that need the most help. Asian Americans are in the top percentile of earners in the nation.

 

[bigDeeOT]

Affirmative action should go first to the people that need the most help. Asian Americans are in the top percentile of earners in the nation.

You're assuming affirmative action should be used for anyone in the first place.

 

[Crakface]

You're assuming affirmative action should be used for anyone in the first place.

It shouldnt be done away with while we live in a system of white supremacy considering white racists cant be trusted to hire based on equality, which is why it exists in the first place.

 

[theworldismine13]

It shouldnt be done away with while we live in a system of white supremacy considering white racists cant be trusted to hire based on equality, which is why it exists in the first place.

white supremacists invented affirmative action, thats what people dont get

 

[NERO]

I made a solid score on my SAT and didn't get the benefit of prep classes or a Tiger mom jumping up inside my ass to ensure that happened. Asians do one thing exceptionally well and that is education but if they continue caking then the evil eye of sauron(white people) will turn upon them and they will be targeted. What good is your degree if no one will hire you? You might be smart but you still ain't white and when shyt kicks off that is all that will matter.

 

[The Real]

Affirmative action should go first to the people that need the most help. Asian Americans are in the top percentile of earners in the nation.

The problem is with the broad category "Asian." Indians, Chinese, Japanese, and Koreans are definitely earning more than white people on average, like you say, but other South Asians (Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Nepalese) and Southeast Asians (Thai, Vietnamese, Cambodian, Laotian, Indonesian, Malaysian, etc.) are not, and are usually very different demographically, in terms of education and other things.

 

[bigDeeOT]

It shouldnt be done away with while we live in a system of white supremacy considering white racists cant be trusted to hire based on equality, which is why it exists in the first place.

The solution to discrimination is not discrimination.
The solution should be to find ways to ensure that discrimination is not occurring. Perhaps there should be like a black review board who can audit the applications of black students that got rejected compared to the asian students that get accepted.

If you invite people in who are only half way qualified just for the color of their skin, you get higher drop out rates because they weren't qualified to be there in the first place. This is not speculation, it is proven. And then on top of that, all the whites and asians will stereotype the black people there for not being qualified so they will always be skeptical if they should be there. This in turn leads the black people to feel very self-conscious, always wondering if people see them as qualified or unqualified. Therefore, they feel pressured to perform TWICE as hard as the average student, just to prove that they are at least qualified to be there.