Affirmative action devalues the professional credentials of all minorities.
You bet it does.
Two parts of society that are reasonably free of ugly PC affirmative action are medicine and the military.
Belonging to the right group might get you your first post, but it won't get you promoted.
If you want to know who the good doctors are ask one of the middle-aged female RN's in the ER. Their first husbands were all physicians.
They know who's competent, who's a dick-head, who shows up on-call after drinking, who stands by their patients, etc...
Amen! If I were to see a black MD --male or (especially a)female-- walk in I'd think "Uh-oh..."
It's not the skin color. It's Affirmative Action and its 25+ years track record.