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locks_are_paranoid t1_iu7gbtm wrote

History is repeating itself. Harvard is rejecting Asian applicants just because they're Asian. The really sad part is that the ACLU sided with Harvard when they were sued for discrimination.

ACLU statement where they openly support taking race into account in college admissions.

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superswellcewlguy t1_iua9axq wrote

Same with white people. Funny how people start to dislike diversity initiatives when it means their race suddenly gets the short end of the stick.

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blumpkinmania t1_iu7ldry wrote

Racial diversity is a good thing.

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Hapankaali t1_iu868xi wrote

Discrimination is not.

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blumpkinmania t1_iu8j066 wrote

It’s not a civil service. Whomever earns the best SAT score doesn’t automatically gain entrance.

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Thickensick t1_iu8j9xv wrote

Super complex topic! Applying unfairness to address unfairness.

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blumpkinmania t1_iu8m5ca wrote

No. It’s only super complex to repubs who want to figure out to deny black folks entrance.

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Thickensick t1_iu8pcer wrote

Orrrrr…. This is also about Asians being excluded and having different standards applied to them due to their minority status.

The parent comment of “Racial diversity is a good thing” being down voted also suggests it’s a super complex topic.

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blumpkinmania t1_iu8q9yz wrote

No. It’s a bunch of racist white folks who think denying black folks entrance to Harvard will somehow elevate them. If test scores were the only criteria Harvard would be half Asian. Harvard is under no obligation to only use test scores for entrance.

28% of this years FR class is Asian-American. Asian-Americans make up 8% of the USA. They’re not discriminated against as a whole when it comes to Harvard admission.

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no_step t1_iu8y69y wrote

The Supreme Court has a case before it regarding this very thing. We'll know in a few weeks if it's illegal discrimination

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blumpkinmania t1_iu96ezy wrote

Isn’t that awesome. A bunch of white nationalist Christians are in charge of what’s allowable in this country.

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blumpkinmania t1_iu96qp9 wrote

I don’t know what that has to with Harvard. No group is being discriminated against by Harvard.

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blumpkinmania t1_iuaq6pj wrote

No. They are not. Asian Americans make up 28% of the FR class and about 8% of the total American pop. They are over represented at Harvard. And using woke like that makes you a moron.

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Hapankaali t1_iuaijm8 wrote

The better way to address the problem is to create a level playing field: eliminate poverty and provide universal access to high-quality primary and secondary education. How can we ever convince people to not discriminate based on irrelevant traits when the system does it itself?

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rmphys t1_iu8ui1t wrote

I'm sure the people encouraging Jewish quotas told themselves the same thing.

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blumpkinmania t1_iu8vo9r wrote

Harvard is almost 30% Asian American while the population of Asian Americans in America is under 10%. Asian Americans as a whole are not discriminated against in Harvard admissions.

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willc1984 t1_iu8wff5 wrote

That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard.

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icbm67 OP t1_iu8bqv6 wrote

It's the white people who implemented those "quotas" and prevented others to get in. Now Asians, Hispanics are getting in unis through merit and form the majority now while Whites are demanding that there should be a quota.

I don't see the problem here. When Whites were over represented by usurping other minorities place they weren't so keen on talking on "leaving degrees for the rest". Now other minorities are getting in through pure merit and whites are like "leave some for the rest"

Hypocrites

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rmphys t1_iu8ulw0 wrote

Jewish people were overrepresented in higher ed relative to their proportion of the general population at the time of these quotas as well. Doesn't make it right.

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