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Originally Posted by Lebell
I am not saying this to be difficult, but how again is discriminating against white men rectifying past discrimination?
By this logic, white people in America ought to be enslaved for a couple of hundred years to "even things out", but I seriously doubt you would support such a measure.
Based on what else you wrote in the thread, I would think you would support a colorblind process where sex and race are complete non-issues in the hiring process.
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It's not rectifying past discrimination. I suppose it attempts to counteract current discrimination. Of course aa isn't going to end discrimination, neither will ending aa. Ending discrimination is a completely separate issue from affirmative action.
I've said it before and i'll say it again. The funny thing about white people arguing against aa on discrimination grounds is that most of them could care less if they themselves are benefiting from discrimination. I bet if any of the most ardent opponents of aa spent half the time they usually spend sulking and spent it actually attempting to recognize and confront all the many ways in which they benefit from discrimination every day they could put a huge dent in the level of discrimination in society. It is unfortunate that most of them only abhor discrimination as long as they aren't its beneficiaries.