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Originally Posted by ngdawg
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These examples outline why it is outdated. There are already laws in place that guarantee your right to a job, a college, a home, a purchase regardless of race, heritage, gender or religion....
The phrase itself conjures up unfairness because of its origins. Discrimination as it stands is illegal; there are other, fairer and more significant ways to "level the playing field". I like to think, after forty years, we should have progressed some. I could be wrong...
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We have absolutely progressed...but to the point of equal treatment in admissions, hiring, etc? I dont think so.
Institutional racism or discrimination still exists, despite the law. There is compelling evidence of bias in standardized college admission testing...there is compelling evidence of bias or discrimination in lending practices (redlining)...there is compelling evidence of bias or discrimination in hiring based on personal prejudices of those making the hiring decisions (rather than bias or discrimination in corporate policies).
And, IMO, access to a "level playing field" has been set back to some degree in recent years by the Bush DoJ turning its back on enforcing the civil rights laws.
dawg....what other fairer and more significant ways to level the playing do you think might work better?