Quote from: Ghost on April 03, 2008, 03:14:15 PMUnflaw it for me. i'm not going to clean up your mess for you. stop being lazy.
Unflaw it for me.
Quote from: Waiting to hear back on April 03, 2008, 02:40:59 PMQuote from: Ghost on April 03, 2008, 01:27:24 PMQuote from: upgrade on April 03, 2008, 01:24:13 PMQuote from: Ghost on April 03, 2008, 01:14:17 PMPlease, indulge us. Why the concern for "equality" now, in this very specific context?I don't get bent out of shape over AA, but what do you mean "why the concern for equality now in this very specific context?" Do you think that the majority of people who are opposed to affirmative action only care about equality when they are negatively affected by policies that promote evaluating candidates based on characteristics like skin color? I think most people want others to be treated equally regardless of factors like this.I would disagree. I think most are self-interested twerps who are largely concerned with other people having "advantages" they do not have, while completely ignoring the advantages they themselves have had in life. At any rate, I'd just like to hear their rationale, whether they fit my perceptions or not. or are you the self-interested twerp that just wants an advantage? Or maybe your just racist and think that black people aren't as smart or as strong of candidates regardless of other factors in their life? Or maybe you are racist and just don't like white people? Personally I don't think a person should receive advantages or disadvantages because of their skin color. Furthermore, I think most people who disagree with AA wouldn't have as much of a problem with if it were based on factors such as socioeconomic status.What about the advantages you received because of your white skin? Oh wait, you don't perceive such advantages, therefore they do not exist. I get it. You pulled yourself up with your bootstraps from the same deplorable conditions as the most destitute minorities, yet through your own faculties and merits you've succeeded, and furthermore you expect no assistance from anyone, nor do you feel it "fair" that anyone else receive assistance. ::yawns again::
Quote from: Ghost on April 03, 2008, 01:27:24 PMQuote from: upgrade on April 03, 2008, 01:24:13 PMQuote from: Ghost on April 03, 2008, 01:14:17 PMPlease, indulge us. Why the concern for "equality" now, in this very specific context?I don't get bent out of shape over AA, but what do you mean "why the concern for equality now in this very specific context?" Do you think that the majority of people who are opposed to affirmative action only care about equality when they are negatively affected by policies that promote evaluating candidates based on characteristics like skin color? I think most people want others to be treated equally regardless of factors like this.I would disagree. I think most are self-interested twerps who are largely concerned with other people having "advantages" they do not have, while completely ignoring the advantages they themselves have had in life. At any rate, I'd just like to hear their rationale, whether they fit my perceptions or not. or are you the self-interested twerp that just wants an advantage? Or maybe your just racist and think that black people aren't as smart or as strong of candidates regardless of other factors in their life? Or maybe you are racist and just don't like white people? Personally I don't think a person should receive advantages or disadvantages because of their skin color. Furthermore, I think most people who disagree with AA wouldn't have as much of a problem with if it were based on factors such as socioeconomic status.
Quote from: upgrade on April 03, 2008, 01:24:13 PMQuote from: Ghost on April 03, 2008, 01:14:17 PMPlease, indulge us. Why the concern for "equality" now, in this very specific context?I don't get bent out of shape over AA, but what do you mean "why the concern for equality now in this very specific context?" Do you think that the majority of people who are opposed to affirmative action only care about equality when they are negatively affected by policies that promote evaluating candidates based on characteristics like skin color? I think most people want others to be treated equally regardless of factors like this.I would disagree. I think most are self-interested twerps who are largely concerned with other people having "advantages" they do not have, while completely ignoring the advantages they themselves have had in life. At any rate, I'd just like to hear their rationale, whether they fit my perceptions or not.
Quote from: Ghost on April 03, 2008, 01:14:17 PMPlease, indulge us. Why the concern for "equality" now, in this very specific context?I don't get bent out of shape over AA, but what do you mean "why the concern for equality now in this very specific context?" Do you think that the majority of people who are opposed to affirmative action only care about equality when they are negatively affected by policies that promote evaluating candidates based on characteristics like skin color? I think most people want others to be treated equally regardless of factors like this.
Please, indulge us. Why the concern for "equality" now, in this very specific context?
Quote from: dekocards on April 03, 2008, 03:16:52 PMI wish I were a WASP or a URM...You could allways go gay, you don't have to be born into that minority.
I wish I were a WASP or a URM...
I'm a WASP, and I have absolutely no problem with AA. Just get over it, and use your whiteness to help you succeed. We are in a club, a special, special club. Enjoy it!
Get a sense of humor, Susan B. Anthony!
I'm going to cut a female dog. With a knife with a brown handle, natch.
Don't judge me. You've not had my life.
Ghost what advantage have I ever received because I am White?
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