The term "affirmative action" comes from legislation like the Equal Opportunity Act which
basically says that minorities (including the disabled and
war vets) cannot be discriminated against for employment or enrollment in
college.
That's it.
If you're complaining about getting rejected by an Ivy League school (and supposedly a black person, who you are quick to believe or imply is therefore under-qualified, got accepted instead), and not for the reason we mortals can't even
dream of going to an Ivy League if we wanted to: the
money; you're only proving why we need affirmative action.
If you believe the Ivy League is the epitome of higher education and not getting to attend such a school is equivalent to being denied the
right to education, you're part of the problem.
If you have the
time and resources to post these anti-minority rants on teh internetz, your argument holds little weight just by that fact.
White people: black people are not your problem.
(
ps this is coming from a white guy who didn't even finish the writing portion of the SAT and received a substantial scholarship from his university after getting accepted there)
