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thenewgreen  ·  3450 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Why I faked being black for med school

    You're arguing here that affirmative action should not exist, full stop. Just sayin'.
No I'm not. My intent with the comment was to "think aloud," and not argue a point either way. Not because I have no convictions, but because I'm not sure how I feel about AA as a solution to a very real problem. You'll note that right after the bit you quote I wrote:

    But then, what happens if some racist person in admissions is choosing all white, male applicants from the AA pool? Women and minorities would still be screwed.




briandmyers  ·  3450 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Affirmative action is not the same as financial aid.

thenewgreen  ·  3450 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Thanks, I thought it was.