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University applications probably do for reasons related to equality policies.

I'm sure they have some affirmative action equivalent over there.

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Which is racist. It’s good intentioned, but it’s also almost the definition of racism.

I don’t particularly mind affirmative action policies but I wish people were more honest with themselves how it’s really an imposition of one kind of injustice in an attempt to remedy another.

The world is messy and complicated, it may be warranted, but it seems to me these kind of measures really have to be viewed as temporary measures and aimed to phase out as soon as a certain level of “target equality” has been achieved.

hh3k0OP4y ago

> Which is racist. It’s good intentioned, but it’s also almost the definition of racism.

I tend to agree with that. I think the idea is that positive discrimination can offset previously encountered negative discrimination to some degree and level the field by doing so. I don't have strong opinion about it, but it seems like the best method we have to make a real impact. Everything else seems too slow.

tartoran4y ago

But it also could brew resentiments that end up making people hate eachother. Affirmative action should help people of a similar socioeconomic background somehow without involving race. People do need that helping hand but if they happen to tick off the wrong boxes they’re out of luck.

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