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I read through the article by Pincus and realize I agree with his want to distinguish between reverse discrimination and reduced opportunity for everyone. I think that people who are complaining about reverse discrimination are upset because for the first time the discrimination is coming to them. I came into this class not thinking there was much of any discrimination towards people in general any more. This class has made me realize that it is still present, listening to Jane Elliot and reading some of the article for class made it obvious to me that discrimination is still in effect. I got the idea that the article was singling out the white male in society as being discriminated against. The white male in society are the ones who seem to receive the most benefit of discrimination and they have for many years. White males now actually have to fight to keep their spot in society. They have to fight for scholarships, college admissions, jobs, raises, etc.
One of the major quotes that made me think was, “ Even if all blacks and Hispanics at selective colleges gave up their seats to whites and Asians, the acceptance rates for whites and Asians would only increase by one or two percent most would still not be admitted due to selectivity issues.” This quote made me think because I never fully grasped how many whites were admitted to college to begin with, and I thought the spots being given to minorities was taking away for spots that could be for the majority, but this does not seem to be the case.
Some people seem to have a problem with Affirmative action, and I would have to agree with Stephanie in that I don’t believe it was created by a bunch of angry white people who felt threatened. I think the plan was created on a good base but was not taken in by all of society and thus was semi-rejected. The quote “ in order for quotas to be constitutional, the judge must be convinces that the employer discriminated in the past and that nothing short of a quota will work to prevent future discrimination. Since this is a difficult standard to achieve, there are relatively few legal quotas in the country” this was interesting for me to read because I thought there was just a given standard ratio for all corporations, I was proven wrong.
I enjoyed reading these article, they made it easier for me to be informed about what I argue for and against.