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NOW and affirmative action |
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But still, you have |
| Date Posted: |
11/04/1999 |
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Before you try to put an end to legal affirmative action, you need to end "defacto affirmative action".
This is the informal Affirmative Action (aka Good Ole Boy's Network) that has existed for 300 years. Surely you don't think all white males are in their positions simply because of their abilities? If so, I have a great investment for you. It spans Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Before you talk about ending Affirmative Action for minorities, you need to at least acknowledge that white males have the been and still are the GREATEST beneficiaries of 'affirmative action'. It is never called that, but nevertheless, it makes it easier for them to get the best jobs based on their race, gender and skin color. I call it 'defacto affirmative action.' In other words, it may not be a formal policy, but it gives white males preferences by 'default'. If you don't believe this exists, then you believe white males-- who occupy the top management jobs in Corporate America -- are inherently superior (smarter, harder workingt, etc.) to minorities and women, and that is why they are in those positions! Or, is it that you think they are there simply based on their numbers in the population? You do? OK. Let's look at percentages!
Yes. People should be judged on 'one's talents, knowlege and hard work'. That hasn't been the case for 300 years. A massive advantage passed on from father to son for white males-- wouldn't you say? Yes. You may not be connected or come from wealthy parents, but I can assure you, if you are a white male, when you walk through the door for your interview, that advantage precedes you. If only you knew!
So, before ending AA implemented to level the playing field, let's end the kind of affirmative action of which you you may have been the greatest beneficiary in the history of mankind. Perhaps I should say humankind. |
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But still, you have to wonder why it worked out that white males ended up on top in the first place and not black males
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