affirmative action (U.S.), action taken to affirm an established policy; spec. positive action by employers to ensure that minority groups are not discriminated against during recruitment or employment - taken from oxford english dictionary
affirmative action is one of the few things minorties have going for them to counter the effects of institutionalized discrimination. It is not racist, beyond popular white belief. the people that think it is racist are those that think "white males" are the most discriminated against(which is obviously bullshet since they are the most higher up in society). Have the skin color "white" does more for a person than any trivial thing like affirmative action.
minorities already have a burden just because they might have different color skin. many white people(not all) just cannot stand the thought of other groups having a slight advantage(which it really isnt since so few minorities compared to others actually get to get into those institutions that it counters the belief that a black person is taking a job etc from a white person because of the fact that the workplace, college is probably already 70%+ white)
affirmative action is one of the few things minorties have going for them to counter the effects of institutionalized discrimination. It is not racist, beyond popular white belief. the people that think it is racist are those that think "white males" are the most discriminated against(which is obviously bullshet since they are the most higher up in society). Have the skin color "white" does more for a person than any trivial thing like affirmative action.
minorities already have a burden just because they might have different color skin. many white people(not all) just cannot stand the thought of other groups having a slight advantage(which it really isnt since so few minorities compared to others actually get to get into those institutions that it counters the belief that a black person is taking a job etc from a white person because of the fact that the workplace, college is probably already 70%+ white)
did u know that after the civil rights acts of the 60s, it only took 14 years, 14 freaking years for a white person to bring up a case of reverse discrimination. think about it Black people have had practically no rights for like 300 yrs in the country and 250 of them they were slaves, and when they actually get some "rights" it only takes white people not even 20 years to start protesting about it.
Affirmative Action may take a couple of hundred white, asian people out of jobs or schools but compared to the millions of minorities that do not even get the chance to be in the position of getting affirmative action, those poor poor white asian people losing to an under represented minority really dont deserve pity.
im asian and yea it sucks that it goes against me but hey its cuz asians are perceived as overachieving and colleges probably think they have too much asians so thats a reason why it would affect us. but colleges can never have too many white people thats for sure.
ps. white people do not worry you are still in power, the world is not out to get you, your skin color does much much more than anything like affirmative action can do.
Affirmative Action may take a couple of hundred white, asian people out of jobs or schools but compared to the millions of minorities that do not even get the chance to be in the position of getting affirmative action, those poor poor white asian people losing to an under represented minority really dont deserve pity.
im asian and yea it sucks that it goes against me but hey its cuz asians are perceived as overachieving and colleges probably think they have too much asians so thats a reason why it would affect us. but colleges can never have too many white people thats for sure.
ps. white people do not worry you are still in power, the world is not out to get you, your skin color does much much more than anything like affirmative action can do.
by Dong Woo May 21, 2006
affirmative action (U.S.), action taken to affirm an established policy; spec. positive action by employers to ensure that minority groups are not discriminated against during recruitment or employment - taken from oxford english dictionary
Affirmative Action is good. White ppl claims that it somehow makes life harder for them is totally wrong and is bull shit.
all the statistics prove that the affect it has on white ppl not gettin into jobs, colleges is not significant at all. very small.
Affirmative Action is good. White ppl claims that it somehow makes life harder for them is totally wrong and is bull shit.
all the statistics prove that the affect it has on white ppl not gettin into jobs, colleges is not significant at all. very small.
it only gets attention because of the reason that it is rare and when it happens white ppl go crazy and say fuck affirmative action
im asian affirmative action doesnt help us out that much but its still a good thing
im asian affirmative action doesnt help us out that much but its still a good thing
by Dong Woo July 27, 2005
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.
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)
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)
by stadam anley April 14, 2009
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!
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by Present AA Member March 27, 2018
A program in place to attempt to reverse 500 years of mediocre white men stealing labor, ideas and jobs from women and minorities worldwide. It also attempts to counteract the networks that kept really stupid, but white men in power.
"Did you see that stupid white guy?" Said Ms. Minority. "Yeah, he only got a job because his of father got him in." replied Ms. Friend. "Yeah, that's 500 years of affirmative action and he still couldn't get a job based on his merits?" Said Ms. Minority. "That's right, they can't fire him so they just keep moving him around."
by Thinker012345 March 27, 2015