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Mike_Stanton 15 hours ago#1 Trying to have an equal number of people in each race despite the fact that there aren't an equal number of applicants in each race puts the majority at a disadvantage. Oppressing white people is the definition of reverse discrimination. Don't deny it. RIP Butters_1188 2005-2009 Prove me wrong reportquote

dolomedes 15 hours ago#2 get over it, snowflake. reportquote

lilORANG 15 hours ago#3 You don't seem to know how AA works but also it's nor reverse discrimination, it's just regular discrimination. Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids. reportquote

ThanksUglyGod 15 hours ago#4 lilORANG posted... You don't seem to know how AA works but also it's nor reverse discrimination, it's just regular discrimination. Came in to say this reportquote

Annihilated 15 hours ago#5 dolomedes posted... get over it, snowflake. -Nasty belligerent attitude, check -Improper use of "snowflake," check -Defending institutionalized racism, check Must be a liberal? reportquote

emblem boy 15 hours ago#6 Mike_Stanton posted... Trying to have an equal number of people in each race despite the fact that there aren't an equal number of applicants in each race puts the majority at a disadvantage. Oppressing white people is the definition of reverse discrimination. Don't deny it. That's not what affirmative action is. Posted with GameRaven 3.2 reportquote

Mike_Stanton (Topic Creator)15 hours ago#7 emblem boy posted... Mike_Stanton posted... Trying to have an equal number of people in each race despite the fact that there aren't an equal number of applicants in each race puts the majority at a disadvantage. Oppressing white people is the definition of reverse discrimination. Don't deny it. That's not what affirmative action is. Racial quotas are a form of affirmative action. RIP Butters_1188 2005-2009 Prove me wrong reportquote

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Butterfiles 15 hours ago#9 Relax TC, it's not like affirmative action prevents nepotism from white people http://www.last.fm/user/PigBun 56k warning reportquote

dolomedes 15 hours ago#10 Annihilated posted... Must be a liberal? you'd better believe it. back when i had more money, i was a card-carrying member of the industrial workers of the world. reportquote

Doe 15 hours ago#11 In my business law & ethics class they taught us that an Affirmative Action plan is only imposed when a company is proven to have discriminated, and it's seen as imperfect but necessary solution to prevent it in the future http://i.imgur.com/iwo6yR9.jpg http://i.imgur.com/uqXNtk6.jpg reportquote

Mike_Stanton (Topic Creator)15 hours ago#12 dolomedes posted... Annihilated posted... Must be a liberal? you'd better believe it. back when i had more money, i was a card-carrying member of the industrial workers of the world. I also happen to lean more to the left, but I can still see that affirmative action is mostly a garbage movement. In fact, holding onto an archaic movement that was once useful for helping minorities but has no practical modern day use is a very conservative mindset to have. RIP Butters_1188 2005-2009 Prove me wrong reportquote

Mike_Stanton (Topic Creator)14 hours ago#13 Doe posted... In my business law & ethics class they taught us that an Affirmative Action plan is only imposed when a company is proven to have discriminated, and it's seen as imperfect but necessary solution to prevent it in the future Affirmative action has been applied very inconsistently over the years. It almost seems as if every employer and school is allowed to decide for themselves whether they want to establish a racial quota. For that reason there needs to be some law that prohibits institutions from taking race into consideration at all when deciding which applicants to accept. RIP Butters_1188 2005-2009 Prove me wrong reportquote

emblem boy 14 hours ago#14 Mike_Stanton posted... emblem boy posted... Mike_Stanton posted... Trying to have an equal number of people in each race despite the fact that there aren't an equal number of applicants in each race puts the majority at a disadvantage. Oppressing white people is the definition of reverse discrimination. Don't deny it. That's not what affirmative action is. Racial quotas are a form of affirmative action. Racial quotas are illegal. At least when it comes to private businesses Posted with GameRaven 3.2 reportquote

dolomedes 14 hours ago#15 Mike_Stanton posted... I also happen to lean more to the left, but I can still see that affirmative action is mostly a garbage movement. In fact, holding onto an archaic movement that was once useful for helping minorities but has no practical modern day use is a very conservative mindset to have. i'm sure a lot of minorities would disagree that affirmative action has no practical use. reportquote

Mike_Stanton (Topic Creator)14 hours ago#16 emblem boy posted... Mike_Stanton posted... emblem boy posted... Mike_Stanton posted... Trying to have an equal number of people in each race despite the fact that there aren't an equal number of applicants in each race puts the majority at a disadvantage. Oppressing white people is the definition of reverse discrimination. Don't deny it. That's not what affirmative action is. Racial quotas are a form of affirmative action. Racial quotas are illegal. At least when it comes to private businesses It's illegal to have a set number of a racial group, but businesses are still allowed to consider race in deciding which applicants to accept. RIP Butters_1188 2005-2009 Prove me wrong reportquote

Mike_Stanton (Topic Creator)14 hours ago#17 dolomedes posted... Mike_Stanton posted... I also happen to lean more to the left, but I can still see that affirmative action is mostly a garbage movement. In fact, holding onto an archaic movement that was once useful for helping minorities but has no practical modern day use is a very conservative mindset to have. i'm sure a lot of minorities would disagree that affirmative action has no practical use. Of course they would. They're minorities and they love being treated like the privileged group for once. RIP Butters_1188 2005-2009 Prove me wrong reportquote

dolomedes 14 hours ago#18 Mike_Stanton posted... Of course they would. They're minorities and they love being treated like the privileged group for once. i'm white and i approve. reportquote

Mike_Stanton (Topic Creator)14 hours ago#19 dolomedes posted... Mike_Stanton posted... Of course they would. They're minorities and they love being treated like the privileged group for once. i'm white and i approve. Okay, but I'm white, not racist, and relatively liberal on most issues, and I disapprove. RIP Butters_1188 2005-2009 Prove me wrong reportquote

dolomedes 14 hours ago#20 ok, but i'm right and don't feel the need to describe myself as 'not racist' because by virtue of my birth i benefit from being white.  i'm also liberal on most issues unless somebody decides to inform me that affirmative action in 2017 is conservative, in which case i hold a conservative viewpoint. lol.  i think you should prioritize the things you give a s*** about tbh reportquote

ThanksUglyGod 14 hours ago#21 Myth 10: Support for affirmative action means support for preferential selection procedures that favor unqualified candidates over qualified candidates. Actually, most supporters of affirmative action oppose this type of preferential selection. Preferential selection procedures can be ordered along the following continuum: Selection among equally qualified candidates. The mildest form of affirmative action selection occurs when a female or minority candidate is chosen from a pool of equally qualified applicants (e.g., students with identical college entrance scores). Survey research suggests that three-quarters of the public does not see this type of affirmative action as discriminatory (Roper Center for Public Opinion, 1995d). Selection among comparable candidates. A somewhat stronger form occurs when female or minority candidates are roughly comparable to other candidates (e.g., their college entrance scores are lower, but not by a significant amount). The logic here is similar to the logic of selecting among equally qualified candidates; all that is needed is an understanding that, for example, predictions based on an SAT score of 620 are virtually indistinguishable from predictions based on an SAT score of 630. Selection among unequal candidates. A still stronger form of affirmative action occurs when qualified female or minority candidates are chosen over candidates whose records are better by a substantial amount. Selection among qualified and unqualified candidates. The strongest form of preferential selection occurs when unqualified female or minority members are chosen over other candidates who are qualified. Although affirmative action is sometimes mistakenly equated with this form of preferential treatment, federal regulations explicitly prohibit affirmative action programs in which unqualified or unneeded employees are hired (Electronic Code of Federal Regulations, 2011). More at the link: http://www.understandingprejudice.org/readroom/articles/affirm.htm reportquote

Mike_Stanton (Topic Creator)14 hours ago#22 ThanksUglyGod posted... Myth 10: Support for affirmative action means support for preferential selection procedures that favor unqualified candidates over qualified candidates. Actually, most supporters of affirmative action oppose this type of preferential selection. Preferential selection procedures can be ordered along the following continuum: Selection among equally qualified candidates. The mildest form of affirmative action selection occurs when a female or minority candidate is chosen from a pool of equally qualified applicants (e.g., students with identical college entrance scores). Survey research suggests that three-quarters of the public does not see this type of affirmative action as discriminatory (Roper Center for Public Opinion, 1995d). Selection among comparable candidates. A somewhat stronger form occurs when female or minority candidates are roughly comparable to other candidates (e.g., their college entrance scores are lower, but not by a significant amount). The logic here is similar to the logic of selecting among equally qualified candidates; all that is needed is an understanding that, for example, predictions based on an SAT score of 620 are virtually indistinguishable from predictions based on an SAT score of 630. Selection among unequal candidates. A still stronger form of affirmative action occurs when qualified female or minority candidates are chosen over candidates whose records are better by a substantial amount. Selection among qualified and unqualified candidates. The strongest form of preferential selection occurs when unqualified female or minority members are chosen over other candidates who are qualified. Although affirmative action is sometimes mistakenly equated with this form of preferential treatment, federal regulations explicitly prohibit affirmative action programs in which unqualified or unneeded employees are hired (Electronic Code of Federal Regulations, 2011). More at the link: http://www.understandingprejudice.org/readroom/articles/affirm.htm The fact that the stronger forms in the 3rd and 4th paragraphs still exist is a problem though. You only emphasized the forms where an unqualified candidate is preferred on the basis of being a minority. Even if someone has decent qualifications, their race/ethnicity/gender should never be taken into account except maybe for the really mild form outlined in the second paragraph. RIP Butters_1188 2005-2009 Prove me wrong reportquote

Dash_Harber 13 hours ago#23 That would be true if everyone started off with the same opportunities and in the same situation. They clearly aren't. Stop being so thin skinned about being white. reportquote

Mike_Stanton (Topic Creator)13 hours ago#24 Dash_Harber posted... That would be true if everyone started off with the same opportunities and in the same situation. They clearly aren't. Stop being so thin skinned about being white. There was a time when that was the case, but now all races have the necessary resources to succeed if they want to. RIP Butters_1188 2005-2009 Prove me wrong reportquote

Dash_Harber 13 hours ago#25 Mike_Stanton posted... Dash_Harber posted... That would be true if everyone started off with the same opportunities and in the same situation. They clearly aren't. Stop being so thin skinned about being white. There was a time when that was the case, but now all races have the necessary resources to succeed if they want to. You don't believe there is any social inequality or discrimination nowadays? reportquote

emblem boy 12 hours ago#26 Mike_Stanton posted... emblem boy posted... Mike_Stanton posted... emblem boy posted... Mike_Stanton posted... Trying to have an equal number of people in each race despite the fact that there aren't an equal number of applicants in each race puts the majority at a disadvantage. Oppressing white people is the definition of reverse discrimination. Don't deny it. That's not what affirmative action is. Racial quotas are a form of affirmative action. Racial quotas are illegal. At least when it comes to private businesses It's illegal to have a set number of a racial group, but businesses are still allowed to consider race in deciding which applicants to accept. In what way do they consider race in the hiring process? Posted with GameRaven 3.2 (edited 12 hours ago)reportquote

Akagami_Shanks 12 hours ago#27 Did TC lose a job opportunity or something to a minority? Lol http://i.imgur.com/MFTpPuq.jpg reportquote

eggcorn 12 hours ago#28 http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-adv-asian-race-tutoring-20150222-story.html#page=1 reportquote

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CatataFish462 9 hours ago#30 It's all BS reportquote

kewldude475 9 hours ago#31 Mike_Stanton posted... Dash_Harber posted... That would be true if everyone started off with the same opportunities and in the same situation. They clearly aren't. Stop being so thin skinned about being white. There was a time when that was the case, but now all races have the necessary resources to succeed if they want to. Imagine being this young. You're still just a baby trying to swim in the ocean of politics. I don't know if it's scary or sad people old enough to post on CE are this sheltered. And no I'm not just being mean, in a world like this where jokes like this are still relevant https://pics.me.me/she-has-no-idea-how-many-of-her-resumes-went-2141060.png Now hopefully people will stop making topics like this. Unless they can do it as a joke topic in a funny, social-commentary type of way. Text. (edited 8 hours ago)reportquote

creativerealms 8 hours ago#32 When done right it's not. when you stub your toes it's the SJWs fualt. reportquote

Mike_Stanton (Topic Creator)5 hours ago#33 emblem boy posted... In what way do they consider race in the hiring process? That depends on who we're talking about. Sometimes they'll consider how many minorities they have already when deciding which applicants they want to hire. Some schools also still have a plan to split each race evenly into quarters. Akagami_Shanks posted... Did TC lose a job opportunity or something to a minority? Lol I suspect that I have, but I can't prove it. kewldude475 posted... Mike_Stanton posted... Dash_Harber posted... That would be true if everyone started off with the same opportunities and in the same situation. They clearly aren't. Stop being so thin skinned about being white. There was a time when that was the case, but now all races have the necessary resources to succeed if they want to. Imagine being this young. You're still just a baby trying to swim in the ocean of politics. I don't know if it's scary or sad people old enough to post on CE are this sheltered. And no I'm not just being mean, in a world like this where jokes like this are still relevant https://pics.me.me/she-has-no-idea-how-many-of-her-resumes-went-2141060.png Now hopefully people will stop making topics like this. Unless they can do it as a joke topic in a funny, social-commentary type of way. Of course discrimination still exists. Things have still improved by a lot over they years, to the point where reverse discrimination is not the answer. RIP Butters_1188 2005-2009 Prove me wrong reportquote

Kineth  BLM sympathizer5 hours ago#34 White women are the group that benefits the most from affirmative action. Why are you bringing race into this and talking about people doing stuff illegally? If you're not looking for any honest discussion, agreement, meeting halfway or middle ground, don't bother arguing with me. Selfish narcissists need not apply. (edited 5 hours ago)reportquote

emblem boy 5 hours ago#35 Mike_Stanton posted... That depends on who we're talking about. Sometimes they'll consider how many minorities they have already when deciding which applicants they want to hire. And that's not what affirmative action is meant for. If a company is doing that, they are implementing a system that is not AA Posted with GameRaven 3.2 reportquote

Taharqa_ 4 hours ago#36 After the election of Donald J. Trump complaints about affirmative action receives the world's smallest violin from me. "If you want to move fast, practice slowly...if you want to move like lightning, practice in stillness." reportquote

Mike_Stanton (Topic Creator)4 hours ago#37 emblem boy posted... Mike_Stanton posted... That depends on who we're talking about. Sometimes they'll consider how many minorities they have already when deciding which applicants they want to hire. And that's not what affirmative action is meant for. If a company is doing that, they are implementing a system that is not AA That actually is a form of AA and it even says so in that other guy's link. RIP Butters_1188 2005-2009 Prove me wrong reportquote

kewldude475 42 minutes ago#38 Mike_Stanton posted... emblem boy posted... In what way do they consider race in the hiring process? That depends on who we're talking about. Sometimes they'll consider how many minorities they have already when deciding which applicants they want to hire. Some schools also still have a plan to split each race evenly into quarters. Akagami_Shanks posted... Did TC lose a job opportunity or something to a minority? Lol I suspect that I have, but I can't prove it. kewldude475 posted... Mike_Stanton posted... Dash_Harber posted... That would be true if everyone started off with the same opportunities and in the same situation. They clearly aren't. Stop being so thin skinned about being white. There was a time when that was the case, but now all races have the necessary resources to succeed if they want to. Imagine being this young. You're still just a baby trying to swim in the ocean of politics. I don't know if it's scary or sad people old enough to post on CE are this sheltered. And no I'm not just being mean, in a world like this where jokes like this are still relevant https://pics.me.me/she-has-no-idea-how-many-of-her-resumes-went-2141060.png Now hopefully people will stop making topics like this. Unless they can do it as a joke topic in a funny, social-commentary type of way. Of course discrimination still exists. Things have still improved by a lot over they years, to the point where reverse discrimination is not the answer. I'm going to assume this is a high-quality troll-topic, because I refuse to believe you typed that out with a straight face. Text. reportquote

3rd_Best_Master 35 minutes ago#39 Kineth posted... White women are the group that benefits the most from affirmative action. Why are you bringing race into this and talking about people doing stuff illegally? I don't understand why this point is always glossed over. Maybe these people don't actually care about AA and only want to b**** about minorities. Posted with GameRaven 3.2 reportquote

Mike_Stanton (Topic Creator)37 seconds ago#40 kewldude475 posted... I'm going to assume this is a high-quality troll-topic, because I refuse to believe you typed that out with a straight face. Are you telling me that reverse discrimination IS the answer? 3rd_Best_Master posted... Kineth posted... White women are the group that benefits the most from affirmative action. Why are you bringing race into this and talking about people doing stuff illegally? I don't understand why this point is always glossed over. Maybe these people don't actually care about AA and only want to b**** about minorities. Maybe some people don't want any group to be privileged more than another regardless of whether they're white, black, male, or female? RIP Butters_1188 2005-2009 Prove me wrong reportquote

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