Posted on 06/29/2023 10:03:15 AM PDT by bitt
In a historic ruling, The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the Harvard and UNC race-based affirmative action programs are unconstitutional.
Schools nationwide will no longer be able to discriminate against students on the basis of race.
How outlandish were Harvard’s affirmative action policies?
An African American student placed within the 40th percentile of their academic index is more likely to gain admission than an Asian student who ranks in the topmost, 100th percentile.
Similarly, Black students who fall within the 50th percentile have greater chances of acceptance than White students who are at the pinnacle of their academic performance.
How insane did Harvard’s affirmative action policies get?
An African American student in the 40th percentile of their academic index is more likely to get it than an Asian student in the 100th percentile.
Black students in the 50th percentile are more likely to get in that… pic.twitter.com/9vvBuQXA24
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) June 29, 2023
Following the ruling, bitter Michelle Obama, issued a statement.
Back in college, I was one of the few Black students on my campus, and I was proud of getting into such a respected school. I knew I’d worked hard for it. But still, I sometimes wondered if people thought I got there because of affirmative action. It was a shadow that students like me couldn’t shake, whether those doubts came from the outside or inside our own minds.
But the fact is this: I belonged. And semester after semester, decade after decade, for more than half a century, countless students like me showed they belonged, too. It wasn’t just the kids of color who benefitted, either. Every student who heard a perspective they might not have encountered, who had an assumption challenged, who had their minds and their hearts opened gained a lot as well. It wasn’t perfect, but there’s no doubt that it helped offer new ladders of opportunity for those who, throughout our history, have too often been denied a chance to show how fast they can climb.
Of course, students on my campus and countless others across the country were – and continue to be – granted special consideration for admissions. Some have parents who graduated from the same school. Others have families who can afford coaches to help them run faster or hit a ball harder. Others go to high schools with lavish resources for tutors and extensive standardized test prep that help them score higher on college entrance exams.
We don’t usually question if those students belong. So often, we just accept that money, power, and privilege are perfectly justifiable forms of affirmative action, while kids growing up like I did are expected to compete when the ground is anything but level.
So today, my heart breaks for any young person out there who’s wondering what their future holds – and what kinds of chances will be open to them. And while I know the strength and grit that lies inside kids who have always had to sweat a little more to climb the same ladders, I hope and I pray that the rest of us are willing to sweat a little, too. Today is a reminder that we’ve got to do the work not just to enact policies that reflect our values of* equity and fairness, but to truly make those values real in all of our schools, workplaces, and neighborhoods.”
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If you want to know, really know, how well Michelle belonged read her thesis.
https://obamaprincetonthesis.wordpress.com/
DeSousa’s take
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jb2_QssFFDM
So, racism is fine, if she and her family are doing it.
That said, now, anyone can go to an expensive, Super Marxist Indoctrination Center, and learn how to be a lying stooge, for multi-billionaire globalists, attempting to enslave the entire world's population, all races (See: WEF great reset).
IMO, people who don't go to these places, get to keep their common sense, which is also a good thing.
” . . . I was proud of getting into such a respected school. I knew I’d worked hard for it.”
Gag. She’s never worked hard a day in her life.
Dare I hope to say: “The party is over.”
I somehow doubt this is going to inspire a wave of meritocracy. We have too many affirmative action beneficiaries in places of power now. The infiltration of post turtle is pretty thorough by now.
When exactly is this woman not of bitter about something
now if there is a black face on campus, we’ll know they belong there...
hehehe... michelle, you blew it.
Anyone who thinks blindly hiring quotas instead of talent are fools. In this day and age, there is nothing stopping anyone from empowering themselves, elevating themselves and setting themselves up for success. The issue is work ethics. People have grown accustomed to hand outs and free passes. They dont want level playing fields , because that will require effort and dedication….. god forbid.
Hey Mooooo-shelle,
You can kiss the fattest part of your OWN ass.
But look at the bright side: Now you have yet another reason to hate America.
Do svidaniya, comrade!!
Schools should admit according to test scores, GPAs, and maaaybe on extracurricular activities. Period.
Sniff. Sniff. It’s all so sad and touching. Fortunately for her she did get in. Then when her husband became a hack in the Chicago machine, she got a now show job at the hospital. And the rest is history. I’m glad it worked out ok for her to overcome systemic racism
Sounds like you know you didn't.
And the phoniness continues...
She clearly points out the problem with affirmative action. People will ALWAYS wonder if you succeeded on your own or if you got there because of your race. That is the 1st thing I would likely think if an affirmative action awarded doctor wanted to treat me. Is he good or is he a sub-par doctor?
It is SO unfair to brilliant ethnic people who accomplish much ON THEIR OWN and have earned the respect and praise that they deserve, not because of their race but because they actually earned it.
have a cup of shutty, Mooch.
Wait till tomorrow’s SCOTUS. student loan decisions come down. BLM gonna be mad. I hope the justices leave town tonight.
(Assuming, of course, they make the right decision that Biden has no authority to take OUR tax money to pay dead beats’ loans.)
Well? Release your test scores you submitted for admission then.
I wonder who wrote that for her.
The good news is, Blacks in college will no longer have to wonder if people think they are thee because of affirmative action, because it's now unconstitutional.
These Marxist universities will find every loophole and cranny to get around this decision, if not completely ignore it.
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