tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353011839380404074.post1019464660564402081..comments2023-12-05T02:14:13.549-08:00Comments on New Possibilities: Does Affirmative Action Discriminate Against White People?Anson Asakahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18251275167610699492noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353011839380404074.post-37172420723324093572014-02-11T10:30:35.065-08:002014-02-11T10:30:35.065-08:00It's a shame that you experience that in an ar...It's a shame that you experience that in an area you 'claim' is primarily white. Perhaps you should move to a location where you can get more work because your odds of being successful in that instance is STILL a LOT better a chance than a person of color moving around and getting an opportunity of permanent employment in America with equal pay to the white counter-parts. BIggErPicTURenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353011839380404074.post-78606254939490104982014-02-07T13:14:33.327-08:002014-02-07T13:14:33.327-08:00I am a white middle aged woman, and I have certain...I am a white middle aged woman, and I have certainly experienced discrimination. I have applied to companies that hire black human resources managers who get away with discrimination, which can be blatantly seen by the color of the people working in that particular store. Take for instance, Verizon, I live in a southeastern town and when you go into the local Verizon store, you will see that 90% of the work force there is black, and I have seen this in several majority white towns. So, do NOT tell me that there isn't a culture of discrimination against whites brewing in this day and age. Shame on Verizen and all other employers who discriminate against white people, you are doing the very thing against innocent whites that happened to blacks during the Jim Crow era. One wrong, does not justify another wrong. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03909231682658547812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353011839380404074.post-31734770485186722432011-05-05T20:58:18.547-07:002011-05-05T20:58:18.547-07:00For most affirmative action programs, race is one ...For most affirmative action programs, race is one of several factors considered. Academic achievement remains a major factor for consideration. <br /><br />Fortunately, the U.S. Supreme Court disagrees with you. The Court has determined that diversity is a compelling interest which justifies affirmative action. <br /><br />Since you are unable to provide any substantive arguments, you decide to raise a non-issue. The source for the Julianne Malveaux and Nikitra Bailey quotes is "Accessing Good Jobs, Wealth, and Economic Prosperity", The Covenant with Black America, Introduction by Tavis Smiley, Third World Press, pages 170, 171, 184 and 185. All of the other sources are properly noted.Anson Asakahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18251275167610699492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353011839380404074.post-42134073361890397972011-05-05T12:38:55.901-07:002011-05-05T12:38:55.901-07:00I think students should get into college based on ...I think students should get into college based on their acedemics, not based on their skin color. Affirmative action has been spotted for what it really is and it's time has ended. BTW you make a lot of statements but never list any sources. Did public school fail you, or did you skip the elemenary years? I learned how to site my sources in the 3rd grade. You really ought to take plagarism more seriously.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353011839380404074.post-46588302422129769802011-02-26T05:08:27.950-08:002011-02-26T05:08:27.950-08:00@Anonymous 2/16/11...Affirmative action has helped...@Anonymous 2/16/11...Affirmative action has helped integrate public and elite colleges and universities. Several studies reveal that significant racial disparities in education, economics, criminal justice and health continue to exist. Talk of "equal chance" is just talk, not reality. Finally, Rev. Jackson is not a racist. He has devoted his life to ending racism.Anson Asakahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18251275167610699492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353011839380404074.post-92019143869616547502011-02-16T18:42:28.493-08:002011-02-16T18:42:28.493-08:00Mr Anson, in the begging affirmative action did wh...Mr Anson, in the begging affirmative action did what its suppose to, today it does the complete opposite and opens the door to segregation and discrimination. I today's age everybody has an equal chance however people of "preferred" backgrounds should have more opportunities just because of their skin color. By the way Jesse Jackson is not a rev. by any means and is in fact a racist himselfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353011839380404074.post-39993461632903591312010-07-30T14:06:34.811-07:002010-07-30T14:06:34.811-07:00@Anonymous...If you are referring to the firing of...@Anonymous...If you are referring to the firing of U.S. attorneys in 1993, Presidents routinely replace U.S. attorneys when they take office. Based on my research, I do not see any proof that Clinton's decision was based on race.Anson Asakahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18251275167610699492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353011839380404074.post-16266435419879528882010-07-29T18:58:52.304-07:002010-07-29T18:58:52.304-07:00Affirmative action has been an important program f...Affirmative action has been an important program for redressing the past wrongs of slavery and Jim Crow. But make no mistake about it, it DOES come with a cost. And it is not accurate at all to say that whites aren't impacted by it. in the 1990s, there was a wholesale purge of Whites from the federal government to meet diversity goals set by the Clinton Administration.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353011839380404074.post-55906235168256257122010-07-29T12:02:24.014-07:002010-07-29T12:02:24.014-07:00@longhorn...Affirmative action has helped expand t...@longhorn...Affirmative action has helped expand the African American middle and upper classes. It has promoted the integration of public and private universities. Affirmative action has brought this country closer to fulfilling Dr. King's dream. John Lewis and Rev. Jesse Jackson are stellar champions of civil and human rights. They and countless activists have help forge a more perfect union.Anson Asakahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18251275167610699492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353011839380404074.post-30723477027464829342010-07-29T09:39:41.269-07:002010-07-29T09:39:41.269-07:00"I have a dream that one day this nation will..."I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal."<br /><br />I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.<br /><br />I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.<br /><br />I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."<br /><br />Dr. King would turn over in his grave if he saw all this bickering. Had he seen and felt the results of Affirmative Action. Had he seen the behavior of John Lewis and Jesse Jackson over the last 20 years.<br /><br />That's NOT what he wanted.Rockmart's own Longhorn Papahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12327897768676540962noreply@blogger.com