for the OP:Would you join the Hispanic Law Students Organization (or whatever) and tell all of them that you are indeed an hispanic person?
Quote from: SC on July 11, 2006, 09:32:45 AMfor the OP:Would you join the Hispanic Law Students Organization (or whatever) and tell all of them that you are indeed an hispanic person?and joining organizations is an important tets for a real urm?
Quote from: conundrum on July 10, 2006, 04:23:02 PMQuote from: aerynn on July 10, 2006, 04:19:50 PMThe only way a minority person would not bring a different viewpoint to a look at the law (which is created by the majority and enforced by the majority) and/or possibly experience some cultural disadvantages to being successful is if they don't identify themselves with the minority. Yeah, you're right. Murder should definitely not be illegal. Since a bunch of old white guys said it, it must be wrong. We definitely need those other viewpoints.Quote from: aerynn on July 10, 2006, 04:21:32 PMPeople that try to game the system is what makes AA suck.That's laughable. Affirmative Action sucks because it denigrates the accomplishments of successful minorities by requiring less of them.Your questionable ethics aside (I still think it's a bad idea, but hey, it's up to you), you just became my new hero. People think I'm selfish and shallow saying that AA sucks because it hurts me...what they don't see is that it really hurts everyone. I thought the civil rights movement was, at least partially, about NOT judging people by the color of their skin...connundrum (I think I know your real poster id, btw. PM me for details...non-stalkerish btw) = my hero for the next 30 minutes.
Quote from: aerynn on July 10, 2006, 04:19:50 PMThe only way a minority person would not bring a different viewpoint to a look at the law (which is created by the majority and enforced by the majority) and/or possibly experience some cultural disadvantages to being successful is if they don't identify themselves with the minority. Yeah, you're right. Murder should definitely not be illegal. Since a bunch of old white guys said it, it must be wrong. We definitely need those other viewpoints.Quote from: aerynn on July 10, 2006, 04:21:32 PMPeople that try to game the system is what makes AA suck.That's laughable. Affirmative Action sucks because it denigrates the accomplishments of successful minorities by requiring less of them.
The only way a minority person would not bring a different viewpoint to a look at the law (which is created by the majority and enforced by the majority) and/or possibly experience some cultural disadvantages to being successful is if they don't identify themselves with the minority.
People that try to game the system is what makes AA suck.
I'm a white girl. If I was a URM, I probably would have gotten into Harvard instead of getting a very late rejection from my dream school. Therefore, does AA "suck"? Did it "hurt" me? No. I've had advantages throughout my life by NOT being a minority. Furthermore, I believe diversity benefits me.
Quote from: Prestigiouseo on July 11, 2006, 11:58:25 AMQuote from: SC on July 11, 2006, 09:32:45 AMfor the OP:Would you join the Hispanic Law Students Organization (or whatever) and tell all of them that you are indeed an hispanic person?and joining organizations is an important tets for a real urm?I think SC's point was that if the OP wouldn't tell actual hispanic people that he/she is hispanic, then he/she should not claim minority status on his applications.Oh, and I just wanted to add that I would find claiming URM status to be morally reprehensible.
By the way you'll never get accepted into any Bar in this country. They'll check and know.
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