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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True, but SCOTUS just gave anyone who can prove they were not granted admission due to race a club to go to court with. And candidates will figure out how to circumvent a universities new "approach" when they base it on the "adversity" you had to overcome.
i.e. A White person could write how their "race" has been attacked their whole life and they have had to fight an uphill battle because their race is looked down upon and people think you cannot compete with the other races.
Go to Hell Big Mike and take Jug Ears with you!!!!
If things are so bad and so racist in this country, then here is some “free” advice GET THE F*CK OUT and STAY OUT!!!!!!
While we were sitting outside the courtroom (a lot of time is spent just waiting) he complained that he was at a big name Atlanta law firm where everyone treated him as just a placeholder/token because of his race. People just assumed he was incompetent window dressing.
He wound up leaving that prestigious firm and going with a traditional black law firm (Arrington & Hollowell) because they appreciated his talents.
And THAT's what "affirmative action" does for the good people - it makes them invisible.
Truth hurts, doesn’t it, Mooch?
Perfect example of “the soft bigotry of lowered expectations”.
“Must be a diversity hire” has probably kept quite a few qualified people from taking their careers where they might otherwise have gone had merit alone been the yardstick for success.
Hating America is very profitable.
Did she ever explain why her Law License was pulled?????????
And just where did she graduate in her Yale Class?????????
(...looks like Mike forgot to “tape up”...as usual...)
Yep- The left hate America and are very rich and will finance anyone that hates America too- lots of soros (and ilk’s) money to go around
FTA: An African American student placed within the 40th percentile of their academic index.....
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This usage is driving me insane. I am seeing it frequently.
The personal pronoun referring back to the “African American student” should be singular, i.e., “he” or “she,” and not the plural “they.
Suddenly, this is the style being pushed by those trying to make the language genderless so as to blur the differences in the sexes. Sick of it.
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