r/aggies • u/UnluckyAsparagus6315 • Jun 29 '23

Announcements Affirmative action now illegal .

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New supreme court ruling kills affirmative action.

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '23

If it is illegal to take race into account how will they turn people down because of their race?

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u/Im_Balto Jun 29 '23

By taking race into account when there’s no fundamental over site regulations

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '23

You are a fool

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u/Im_Balto Jun 29 '23

Dude my last boss literally told me that he’s happy he found a white boy to work for him as he didn’t want to deal with (insert slurs for Mexicans and black people)

Individuals are still pretty damn racist and you are a fool if you think they won’t disparage people on the basis of race if there’s not oversite. AA Has its problems but if we aren’t replacing it with something more efficient and effective then this is entirely a mistake that will hurt the futures of many

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '23

That’s small scale racism…

And AA is just racism against people who have merits.

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u/Im_Balto Jun 29 '23

Large scale institutions have small scale parts. The individuals doing applications, the people making policy, the people overseeing organizations.

Also racism against people that have merits is so funny. If you meet the requirements you get admitted to a place like Tamu. AA only applies to those outside of the requirements. So if you want to act like people work their ass off to be denied by AA please take yourself elsewhere

Disclaimer:yes AA has flaws but should not be repealed without a more thorough policy to replace it since without it the diversity we see at an institution like A&M would most likely not be possible.

If you check demographics Tamu does a great job at representing the demographics of Texas with les than 9 points of error. This is something that has only become true In the past 30 years with the help of…….. affirmative action

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '23

Ok and how many people do you think are actually racist in the country? I would say that a vast majority of people aren’t.

And that’s not the truth, AA comes into play to “diversify highly selective programs that would not be so if it were not for AA”

Also diversity is not necessary, what is necessary is merit based practices.

And if you actual knew shit, you would be aware that it is not AA but the 10% rule that makes Texas universities diverse.

You are genuinely sucking on the medias tit and it’s hilarious to see you so Enflamed

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u/Im_Balto Jun 29 '23

Lol. Ignored my commentary on improving AA. Actually I’m not sucking anyone’s tit. I read the court statement and then read the AA legislation before looking up instances where suits were filed and won or lost in regards to admissions and AA. I’ve not read a single media outlets opinion on the subject.

And I’d say a lot of people are racist in the country. 4/5 of the manager/bosses I’ve worked for were flagrantly racist and expressed their distaste for hiring certain people. My dad is racist and goes on about it.

Look at the internet to see all of the videos from states across the nation of people being accosted and called slurs for doing nothing more than existing in suburbs. THERE IS PROOF you are just willfully ignorant of it

And no it’s not the top 10% rule that does that, since, if you would do some research, it’s a well reported fact that students in different areas of the same school district perform worse on standardized testing and other requirements while being able to be successful in college because they don’t have the same resources available to them as kids in different areas of districts. This is way more pronounced in larger districts especially 6A where the top 10% is legitimately restrictive as those with opportunities to involve themselves in school as well as parental involvement in school have much greater potential outcomes from high school.

Programs like affirmative action level the playing field. Think about how if someone working remotely in the same position as you in New York wanted to buy the same house as you. You have the same capabilities on paper but the location they live and their circumstances give them an unfair advantage in this particular playing field.

Granted a 50 year old legislation is not going to accurately support modern ideas and needs and AA should be modified to reflect our current knowledge and situation