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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward
AA is it's own form of racism, and always has been.
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No, it's not. Racism is the prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other races (Princeton), encouraging actions accordingly to maintain their intrinsic superiority.
AA laws are designed to compensate for the racism that
still exists in this country. Give it a thought for a minute:
White men wrote those laws. They were not created by Black men to "put Whitey in their place," as so many would like to believe.
Calling AA "racist" or "reverse-racist" is just a knee-jerk reaction to the law by people whom it has not directly benefited, or who may have lost an opportunity that they believe might have otherwise gotten--but notably, it is rare that are they able to prove their assertion.
And it is an indication of the continued existence of racism in this country that the law in some form is still needed. Think about this: The discussion is about Affirmative Action. That includes, race, color, sex, nationality, sexual preference, and religious preference. How did it become centered on
race?