[wayoverontheright]

Instead of dwelling on the harm done to the white kids that don't get in, our arguments should focus on the drop-dead certain obliteration of the self esteem of those unfortunate black kids who are totally unprepared to deal with the academic demands placed on them, or worse yet, the harm done to ALL students resulting from the lowering of standards.

Either way, it's the CHILDREN who are harmed by this feel-good idiocy.

[MayflowerMadam]

Or -- worse yet -- the physicians and engineers who graduate and receive certification as a result of this. We should all wonder if our doctors are truly competent or just a result of affirmative aaction. (Of course, to actually question this out loud in a specific situation would bring the wrath of all the P.C. police!)

[Chu Gary]

"...certain obliteration of the self esteem of those unfortunate black kids who are totally unprepared to deal with the academic demands placed on them..."

Maybe you aren't aware of challenging courses like "Black Studies," "Self Study," "Criminal Justice," (imagine what the homework assignments entail). At Berkeley, they probably also have "Ebonics I", "Ebonics II," "Ebonics III," "Ebonics IV," "The influence of Ebonics on Cro-Magnon Caucasians," etc.

I suspect that a pigment challenged mental defective can get thru Berkeley with a pretty good GPA then go inflict himself on corporate America easily. It was that way as recently as 5 years ago before I retired (from an S&P top 20 company).