Affirmative Action, go away! Options

[*Steven*]

Affirmative was created way back when to help blacks get back on their feet etc etc. Now it seems a lot of races use it as a crutch, assuming that because they're a minority that they'll get preferential treatment and that if they don't then it's racism. It was supposed to have just faded away as things became more and more equal, but lo and behold, it's still here.

Anyone think it should stay? What are your reasons?

[faydedprimadonna]

ok... i'm aware that my opinion is most likely going to make some waves, people are going to get all bent out of shape, and i'll most likely be labelled as a racist... NOTE THIS: i really don't care...

i believe that affirmative action is a complete and utter misuse of the system... i was under the impression that america was all about "the best man for the job"... i always thought that the person who is MOST qualified should get the job... affirmative action is spitting in the face of that... two people take a civil service exam, one guy scores an 85% and the other guy scores a 90%... who should get the job? the 90%, right? common sense says YES! unfortunately, because of affirmative action, if the 85% is a black guy, they give him the job... i'm sorry, but that's just RETARDED! i was under the impression that "african-americans" just wanted to be "equal" and people should just "ignore the color of someone's skin"... well... those statements completely contradict their actions... 3/4 of my family came to america from ireland... should i hunt down the rich family that made my ancestors indentured servants and demand reparations? i think that if you cry for equality, then you should live equally to everyone else... this country is f**ked up enough as it is without it's own people raping it as well

[brooklyneast05]

ok...
i believe that affirmative action is a complete and utter misuse of the system... i was under the impression that america was all about "the best man for the job"... i always thought that the person who is MOST qualified should get the job... affirmative action is spitting in the face of that... two people take a civil service exam, one guy scores an 85% and the other guy scores a 90%... who should get the job? the 90%, right? common sense says YES! unfortunately, because of affirmative action, if the 85% is a black guy, they give him the job... i'm sorry, but that's just RETARDED! i was under the impression that "african-americans" just wanted to be "equal" and people should just "ignore the color of someone's skin"... well... those statements completely contradict their actions... 3/4 of my family came to america from ireland... should i hunt down the rich family that made my ancestors indentured servants and demand reparations? i think that if you cry for equality, then you should live equally to everyone else... this country is f**ked up enough as it is without it's own people raping it as well

i don't think anyone is really disagreeing with that.
i think the argument for affirmative action though is what about when the black guy makes a 90 and the white guy makes an 85, but the white guy gets the job because because he's white.

i don't really agree with affirmative action either, but i see why people do

if everyone got treated equally, we wouldn't have any problems, but they don't

[faydedprimadonna]

i don't think anyone is really disagreeing with that.
i think the argument for affirmative action though is what about when the black guy makes a 90 and the white guy makes an 85, but the white guy gets the job because because he's white.

that's a good point, but it doesn't happen often enough anymore to make a sound argument for AA... unless it's in the deep south... and then i feel like they should know better... some places aren't going to change... so common sense says, stay away from those places... the world's always going to be a little racist... it's just how much people are willing to admit it... everyone (except for mother teresa and her little wannabes) has a prejudice... based on history, location, family upbringing, whatever... it's all about who's secure enough to admit it... i just really hate when people pull the race card to get what they think they deserve... sometimes it really comes down to, "you just aren't qualified enough"... take a breath and try somewhere else... don't cry about how you didn't get it cuz of your race... that's such a copout