Dec. 16, 2007, 11:47 AM
Are you a firm believer of the equal opportunities concerning affirmative action, moderate on the issue, or absolutely against it?
Affirmative action has been criticized by many people stating that it's using equal opportunities to create inequality; it basically did more bad than good. Affirmative action advances the status of minorities, women, people with disability, etc. In the case of Regents of University of California v. Bakke in 1978, Allan Bakke and was denied to a college he applied for because there were other minorities that took his place and got in instead of him. He stated that it violated his right under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteen Amendment. It was then known as a reverse discrimination because he was being discriminated against. People thought this was unfair because a qualified student such as Allan Bakke was rejected due to affirmative action.
Although, many argue that minorities should have an advancement in the United States and that there should be diversity. An abundant amount of minorities would have to thank affirmative action because due to that, they were able to go to college, hired by employers, etc. Some don't view it as reverse discrimination because they deserve the advancement to make a difference in society and change their social status to match with the majorities. Without affirmative action, some of them wouldn't be as "successful" as they currently are.
Is this ethical? Do you think affirmative action should remain or should it go away?
Affirmative action has been criticized by many people stating that it's using equal opportunities to create inequality; it basically did more bad than good. Affirmative action advances the status of minorities, women, people with disability, etc. In the case of Regents of University of California v. Bakke in 1978, Allan Bakke and was denied to a college he applied for because there were other minorities that took his place and got in instead of him. He stated that it violated his right under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteen Amendment. It was then known as a reverse discrimination because he was being discriminated against. People thought this was unfair because a qualified student such as Allan Bakke was rejected due to affirmative action.
Although, many argue that minorities should have an advancement in the United States and that there should be diversity. An abundant amount of minorities would have to thank affirmative action because due to that, they were able to go to college, hired by employers, etc. Some don't view it as reverse discrimination because they deserve the advancement to make a difference in society and change their social status to match with the majorities. Without affirmative action, some of them wouldn't be as "successful" as they currently are.
Is this ethical? Do you think affirmative action should remain or should it go away?