An action that forgets that Asian are also a minority. Makes it harder for them to get into a good college, jobs, better life, etc.
Asian: Because of Affirmative Action, I have to get a 1550 on SAT and 4.9 GPA to get into a UC school.
by anonymous August 7, 2022
Get the Affirmative Action mug.In America, Affirmative Action was a product of the Great Society policies of President Lyndon Baines Johnson. It was first codified into law under a series of Executive Orders (not approved by Congress, in other words), which stated that munitions manufacturers including private firms doing business with the federal government should "take affirmative action" in hiring minorities - at the time defined almost solely as African Americans.
As the Vietnam War dragged on under President Richard Milhous Nixon, Affirmative Action became part of a wider government program to bribe inner city blacks to get with the program and support their government. Of course, Affirmative Action, welfare (started under FDR in the 1930s) and other government handouts did nothing to increase the love that black people had for the federal government.
By 1978 liberal activism was under attack. President Jimmy Carter had expanded Johnson's liberal social programs to their ultimate extreme, and white, middle class Americans began to look toward the Republican Party and their rising star, Ronald Reagan, for new political direction. That same year, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 against quotas for the first time in the landmark California Board of Regents vs. Allan Bakke decision. However, Affirmative Action was far from dead and buried.
Today Affirmative Action remains rooted in American policy, although most Americans including many African-Americans find Affirmative Action outmoded for the much less racist atmosphere of the 21st Century.
Inexplicably Affirmative Action still exists, even after the election of Barack Obama.
As the Vietnam War dragged on under President Richard Milhous Nixon, Affirmative Action became part of a wider government program to bribe inner city blacks to get with the program and support their government. Of course, Affirmative Action, welfare (started under FDR in the 1930s) and other government handouts did nothing to increase the love that black people had for the federal government.
By 1978 liberal activism was under attack. President Jimmy Carter had expanded Johnson's liberal social programs to their ultimate extreme, and white, middle class Americans began to look toward the Republican Party and their rising star, Ronald Reagan, for new political direction. That same year, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 against quotas for the first time in the landmark California Board of Regents vs. Allan Bakke decision. However, Affirmative Action was far from dead and buried.
Today Affirmative Action remains rooted in American policy, although most Americans including many African-Americans find Affirmative Action outmoded for the much less racist atmosphere of the 21st Century.
Inexplicably Affirmative Action still exists, even after the election of Barack Obama.
Affirmative Action put that white guy with a college degree in the unemployment line, while that black guy who can't even write his own name got the promotion.
Asians and Jews are also targets of racism, but they get none of the benefits of Affirmative Action. It's punishment for their success, I assume.
Jesse "Affirmative Action" Jackson got Nike to loan him $600 million dollars after threatening a boycott. What an extortionist piece of shit he is.
Asians and Jews are also targets of racism, but they get none of the benefits of Affirmative Action. It's punishment for their success, I assume.
Jesse "Affirmative Action" Jackson got Nike to loan him $600 million dollars after threatening a boycott. What an extortionist piece of shit he is.
by Assex 776 December 9, 2008
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A cheapshot program mandated by some government agencies and institutions to give preference to Africans based on their skin color alone, it can be used by females and certain other races as well, but africans are the main benefactor, hence the definition.
I can't believe it...I lost a spot at UM even though I have a higher test score to the other guy due to Affirmative Blaction giving him a 20 point raise in the test scores! /=(
by Piranha October 26, 2004
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The act of self-declaration via twitter or facebook of what you are currently "doing" (BESIDES typing into facebook or twitter - which is what you are ACTUALLY DOING!) in an attempt to publicly validate your social status and to make it look like you are not a loner or a loser that needs virtual validation to give yourself a sense of self-worth. (As my friend put it, posting that you are doing laundry is not a "status update" - it's a cry for help!)
See also: cyber-vanity
The act of self-declaration via twitter or facebook of what you are currently "doing" (BESIDES typing into facebook or twitter - which is what you are ACTUALLY DOING!) in an attempt to publicly validate your social status and to make it look like you are not a loner or a loser that needs virtual validation to give yourself a sense of self-worth. (As my friend put it, posting that you are doing laundry is not a "status update" - it's a cry for help!)
See also: cyber-vanity
Dan is totally into cyber-affirmation. He updates his facebook status ten times a day. As if we really want to read a play-by-play of his laundry chore.
by gtbarry May 5, 2009
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by Capin June 28, 2004
Get the affirmative mug.Kamala Harris is an Affirmative Action VP! She was the most hated candidate of any politicians running & did not get a single delegate, dropping out before the debate in her home state of California to save the embarrassment! Joe Biden ended up winning the democrat nomination and because Donald Trump is an unbeatable candidate, the deep state & Obama’s Shadow government needed a way to make it appear as if Joe Biden isn’t racist due to all his racial slurs like “I don’t want my kids going to school in a racial jungle” when talking about desegregation of schools & giving the eulogy for a former KKK chapter leader & calling him a great friend and mentor (Robert Byrd in 2010) , So to to change the narrative that Basement Joe isn’t a racist corrupt pedophile, they needed to choose a black female as his running mate! So Kamala Harris won that role! So being that she was selected simply because she is black & not a single person voted for her, she is the first Affirmative Action Vice President! She did not earn her spot with votes but rather Affirmative Action because she was added at the last min to keep doing nothing to earn the black vote! Because as Joe said “You ain’t black if you vote for Trump”
Hey did you see that new Affirmative Action Harris memorial in DC they put up!
Yes, they call it a glass breaker being that she is the first Black Vice President. But I am not sure why they did affirmative action for her, because he parents owned slaves! Our government is seriously fucked!
Yes, they call it a glass breaker being that she is the first Black Vice President. But I am not sure why they did affirmative action for her, because he parents owned slaves! Our government is seriously fucked!
by Jeffrey Epstein & Friends March 19, 2021
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Statements an individual repeats in order to change their perception or beliefs, usually about their self.
Statements an individual repeats in order to change their perception or beliefs, usually about their self.
In the old SNL sketch, "Daily Affirmations with Stuart Smalley", he would look in the mirror and say, "I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and doggone it, people like me."
by NeverGonnaGetIt69 July 16, 2021
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