I hope that FReepers who are black would be insulted if they competed with me for something and were given extra points. The message is clear --- you are just not as good as the white guy. That is a racist and disgusting message from the "compassionate" left. Damn them for creating racial strife. Dubya has it right. Everyone gets an opportunity, and there own hard work and dedication is what will prevail.
Even the LA Philharmonic uses a screen to mask an auditionee from all but what can be heard of one's musical abilities and senses. And guess what? They're a fairly balanced group.
It's worse, doug. With "affirmative action" all over the place, a black suffers even when not offered extra points, or even if he refuses them. In every job he gets, his colleagues will always have that nagging doubt, is he really qualified, or is he an Affirmative Action brain surgeon / accountant / chief programmer?
This is absolutely corrosive of teamwork and collegiality, and does damage to every black, everywhere, whether he had the dubious benefit of affirmative action or not.
Which, of course, is its purpose - get off the liberal plantation by your own hard work, and we'll make sure you wear a stigma for the rest of your life. So squat down, stay dumb, and vote Democrat.