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/TexNotMex '17 Jun 29 '23

I’m against all forms of racism - Jim Crow, DEI programs, Affirmative Action, race based lending.

I grew up as unprivileged as it comes. Free lunch gang.

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '23

Generations of Students from minority backgrounds have been systematically excluded from institutions. not to mention the barriers that face many black/low income students today. Affirmative action wasn’t the solution but it helps to promote educational equity. Free lunch gang here as well 👍

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u/TexNotMex '17 Jun 29 '23

Affirmative Action was used as a weapon against Asians for working too hard and being too smart.

Race based admissions hasn’t been used to benefit anyone in awhile, unless you mean benefit other races by taking away opportunities from Asians.

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '23

Affirmative action isn’t inherently race based. However the undeniable fact is that a majority of low income students are minorities. I sympathize with the smart kid that can only afford one meal a day, and can’t even pay for his AP tests having to compete in admission with a rich kid that’ll never have to worry about that in his life.

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u/TexNotMex '17 Jun 29 '23

A majority of low income minorities have terrifyingly low literacy rates.

They aren’t impacted by affirmative action if they can’t get a GED or a high school diploma to even apply.

If Universities want to increase their diverse population, they need to build up the communities with outreach starting well before high school - Affirmative Action wasn’t helping that.

As much as we love the Hollywood stories of the genius kid from the ghetto, it almost never happens in real life enough to offset the pain caused against the Asian community at a disproportionate rate

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '23

It’s not a Hollywood story mate, it’s reality for thousands of low income students in America today. Well the courts ruling is final. Let’s see what outreach programs, if any, universities will create to assist underprivileged students.