tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post3450369464685269472..comments2023-10-26T02:13:03.378-07:00Comments on Acting White Acting Black: Is Diversity Bake Sale Racism?James C. Collierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06268279457459050826noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post-45011802418397515842011-10-13T17:43:48.136-07:002011-10-13T17:43:48.136-07:00the best way to undermine a remedy (however imperf...the best way to undermine a remedy (however imperfect) is to misrepresent its INTENT...characterizing Affrimative Action as an instrument of discrimination against the very people who have an unfair advantage over everyone else...triflin'...ronnie brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07986056708679132837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post-15532627452879475442011-09-29T16:58:28.702-07:002011-09-29T16:58:28.702-07:00How about a hoop seven feet off the ground in bask...How about a hoop seven feet off the ground in basketball, to be used by whites only?Jim-Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17989539249210405623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post-9627926175422817572011-09-28T16:38:28.023-07:002011-09-28T16:38:28.023-07:00Anon 4:00, the analogy the young republicans use i...Anon 4:00, the analogy the young republicans use is valid, but unpersuasive in its mocking nature. The die-in is equally unpersuasive. Baked goods vs. toothpaste pricing is fuel for a grown-up honest debate. If you search this blog for AA you will get more than you want on how I feel about AA.James C. Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06268279457459050826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post-92119003152059826312011-09-28T16:00:58.783-07:002011-09-28T16:00:58.783-07:00Respectfully, can you explain what you mean by cal...Respectfully, can you explain what you mean by calling the bake sale "stupid?" Do you mean it's sophomoric and calculated to get a cheap rise out of everyone? (If so, I agree.) Or are you saying the point behind it isn't valid? If so, I'd argue that that really is pretty much how race-based affirmative action works.<br /><br />As you will have guessed, I'm against race- (and gender-) based affirmative action in college admissions. For one thing, I find it demeaning to suggest any group of people NEEDS such a boost because they can't make it on their own merits. Worse, it sets up a situation where others (employers, etc.) will doubt whether a minority has truly earned his or her credentials or acquired them through a bit of academic charity. That is a terrible injustice to the real achievers. For this and many other reasons too numerous to go into here, I find affirmative action of this type to be a harmful and unfair system all around.<br /><br />So while I join you in rolling my eyes at the dumb kids who organized this bake sale, I really don't think the underlying viewpoint can be dismissed. I'd be interested to know where you stand on the more serious aspect of this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com