[Henrietta]

While I agree with most of what you said, I think that it is important to point out again that the vast majority of students of color do get admitted despite vastly inferior SAT scores and high school grades. This phenomenon has been well-documented. Grades and SAT scores tend to be very accurate predictors of success in higher education. The fact that one person wrote a better essay or gave a better interview has not been shown to be a good predictor of academic success. So again, this is the reason why students of color have high failure rates, and are less academically able for a given institution.

I vigorously dispute the allegation that women receive affirmative action in education. As a white woman, I can't think of any time where my educational opportunities were expanded or changed because I had two x chromosomes. I suspect that people tend to forward this view as a "smoke screen" for continuing affirmative action..."Well, but women benefit, too..." As if it's okay to discriminate, as long as we are only discriminate against white males!

[Tired of Taxes]

"I vigorously dispute the allegation that women receive affirmative action in education. As a white woman, I can't think of any time where my educational opportunities were expanded or changed because I had two x chromosomes."

Sorry, I used the wrong word when I said "benefit". That's the Pro-AA stance, not mine. I want to get rid of AA. I should've used "suffer", but that sounds too much like we're victims of something. The point is, it's true that there are AA quotas for women, too. I've read that more white women qualify under AA than anyone else. So, do you suspect that the women you interview for a job are probably less qualified than the men? Many people do.