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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
why is it ignorant?
why not make it by meritocracy? The best of the best are the ones that get ahead. What is wrong with that?
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cyn....is the college admission system based on a meritocracy?.....when standardized admission tests have a bias against minorities (as found by numerous studies)?....or when legacy admissions are given to kids whose parents or grand parents attended the university (far more likely to be white)?
Is it a meritocracy when white small business owners are more likely to get loans at better rates than minority small business owners?
Regarding women and AA....before Title 9 (an AA program) provided some level of equity in athletic scholarships, was it a meritocracy that boy soccer players or swimmers or tennis players or golfers had access to full athletic scholarships and girl soccer players or swimmers or golfers did not?
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Originally Posted by SecretMethod70
Actually, cynthetiq, one area where I will agree with timalkin is that we have done a pretty good job when compared to the rest of the world. That doesn't mean there isn't a lot of room for improvement though.
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Until fairly recently with the influx of minorities from Africa and the Middle East, many European countries were far more homogeneous, with no history of institutional racism built on slavery.
BTW, several European countries have had women prime ministers.
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Originally Posted by Tully Mars
Umm, don't remember giving you permission to use my photo.
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I guess I should delete it from e-harmony....ISO "angry/bitter white woman" who hates moonlight walks on Mexican beaches.