Who agrees with affirmative action?

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  • I agree with the concept of affirmative action

    Votes: 22 23.7%

  • I feel that diversity is important in education

    Votes: 30 32.3%

  • I am against any form of selection based on race or anything other than grades and ECs, etc.

    Votes: 41 44.1%
  • Total voters
    93
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Let me clarify, select the second one if you are against affirmative action but you don't mind if they select people because they offer a diverse background.
 
omg i can't stand this site anymore!!! these topics get debated over n over n over.







(then leave, robizzle!) there, i said it before you guys had to 😉
 
TexasFool said:
Let me clarify, select the second one if you are against affirmative action but you don't mind if they select people because they offer a diverse background.
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So if I'm against AA, but look forward to maybe boning a black chick in med school, I select option two?
 
wolfram241 said:
So if I'm against AA, but look forward to maybe boning a black chick in med school, I select option two?
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:laugh:

Very disrespctful but witty nonetheless! I encourage you to taste the rainbow!
 
wolfram241 said:
So if I'm against AA, but look forward to maybe boning a black chick in med school, I select option two?
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joking
 
what a poorly designed poll.

why not

1. for AA
2. Against AA
3. Believe in the need for Diversity, but don't believe in AA.

make the polls clear and learn from your mistakes. your plentiful and very common mistakes.
 
Stolenspatulas said:
what a poorly designed poll.

why not

1. for AA
2. Against AA
3. Believe in the need for Diversity, but don't believe in AA.

make the polls clear and learn from your mistakes. your plentiful and very common mistakes.
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are you still mad at me?
 
nah im just being a dick, but still, you should make them clear... also, wont the monitors get rid of polls like these? dont they hate the URM topic?
 
Actually, I am very interested in this poll. I think like most other things people will vote in accordance with their “race”. Simply put, if one gets AA they will probably support it, and if one does not get it they will most likely be against it… There are very few people who don’t solely think about themselves when approaching these things…
 
Newton Bohr MD said:
Actually, I am very interested in this poll. I think like most other things people will vote in accordance with their “race”. Simply put, if one gets AA they will probably support it, and if one does not get it they will most likely be against it… There are very few people who don’t solely think about themselves when approaching these things…
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btw if this turns into a hateful AA thread I am playing the anti-AA guy to humor myself...
 
You'll need AAA after this thread 😀
 
Newton Bohr MD said:
Actually, I am very interested in this poll. I think like most other things people will vote in accordance with their “race”. Simply put, if one gets AA they will probably support it, and if one does not get it they will most likely be against it… There are very few people who don’t solely think about themselves when approaching these things…
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You are way off. People who support AA aren't necessarily URMs. And I reckon the vast majority of pro-AAers aren't URMs. I'm anti-AA, btw.
 
Robizzle said:
omg i can't stand this site anymore!!! these topics get debated over n over n over.







(then leave, robizzle!) there, i said it before you guys had to 😉
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So about "fade to black"...did Jay-z think he was pulling wool over our eyes...everyone knew he could not keep out of the rap game!!!!

And all people on def jam should leave b/c J is never going to allow them to succeed...his ego is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyy to big to allow it. I hope they wake up and smell the haterade in J.
 
wolfram241 said:
You are way off. People who support AA aren't necessarily URMs. And I reckon the vast majority of pro-AAers aren't URMs. I'm anti-AA, btw.
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any source to back this up?? You seem extremely confident when you say “You are way off”…
 
I agree with Affirmative Action in a socioeconomic sense. Poor people, who have grown up in poor neighborhoods and have not been afforded the oportunities that everyone else has, should receive the benefits of AA, regardless of race. So, the poor kid, whether he is black or white, should be given a leg-up in the admissions process because he truly deserves. A wealthy black kid who has been given all of the opportunities in the world to excel should not be afforded the benefits of AA just because he is black. In short, AA should only help those, regardless of race, who truly need it.

Then again, I'm all for diversified education. I wouldn't wanna go to school with all middle class white males like myself. I enjoy interacting with all races and because of it, I am a more well-rounded and unique person, so don't construe this tirade as racist.
 
riceman04 said:
So about "fade to black"...did Jay-z think he was pulling wool over our eyes...everyone knew he could not keep out of the rap game!!!!

And all people on def jam should leave b/c J is never going to allow them to succeed...his ego is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyy to big to allow it. I hope they wake up and smell the haterade in J.
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lol foreal. look at everyone else on jay's roster: beans, memph bleek, young gunnaz, freeway.. none of em have done real well.

dmx went to sony for this reason cuz he knew jay wouldn't allow him to shine. we'll see what happens with nas tho!
 
bisulfite said:
I agree with Affirmative Action in a socioeconomic sense. Poor people, who have grown up in poor neighborhoods and have not been afforded the oportunities that everyone else has, should receive the benefits of AA, regardless of race. So, the poor kid, whether he is black or white, should be given a leg-up in the admissions process because he truly deserves. A wealthy black kid who has been given all of the opportunities in the world to excel should not be afforded the benefits of AA just because he is black. In short, AA should only help those, regardless of race, who truly need it.

Then again, I'm all for diversified education. I wouldn't wanna go to school with all middle class white males like myself. I enjoy interacting with all races and because of it, I am a more well-rounded and unique person, so don't construe this tirade as racist.
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ZOMG!!! UR SO RACIST LOL!!! 😉


Very well said. 👍
 
wolfram241 said:
So if I'm against AA, but look forward to maybe boning a black chick in med school, I select option two?
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Now that I am dating lilgiggz,

You better step off or before you get a size 12 in your ass punk :meanie:
 
okay here we go!!!

what is the worst thing you can call a Black person that starts with N and ends with R???





















Neighbor!!!!
 
mad props to u i love that one!
 
I have a feeling this thread is going to go downhill fast.

lol..

hey, people say stupid remarks...they got it coming back right??


ACTUALLY, we are suppose to educate those who are uneducated with patience and love. Unfortunately, that doesn't always work.🙄

So...my bad.
 
lil1gigglez said:
:laugh:
What time should I have dinner ready?
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No, girl i'm not like that.

I treasure my woman and appreciate them. What time you want your strawberries ready??

Oh...whip cream you say?

No, problem....i got that covered!
 
chancer said:
No, girl i'm not like that.

I treasure my woman and appreciate them. What time you want your strawberries ready??

Oh...whip cream you say?

No, problem....i got that covered!
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You are one smooth dude!!!
It is amazing that AA brought us together!
 
why dont they make a subforum dedicated solely to politics/religion/etc. where all threads like this can go into?
 
Only 20% of the people voted for affrimative action??

THAT IS EXACTLY WHY WE NEED IT!!!


Everyone here can afford a computer, everyone here can afford college or at least be able to apply for loans.

But the same oppurtunity can't be afforded to others? The people you are competing against, had fathers and mothers who were openly discriminated against!! Who were passed up for promotion ect. Let alone not given the oppurtunity for education.

This is crazy!!
 
chancer said:
Only 20% of the people voted for affrimative action??

THAT IS EXACTLY WHY WE NEED IT!!!


Everyone here can afford a computer, everyone here can afford college or at least be able to apply for loans.

But the same oppurtunity can't be afforded to others? The people you are competing against, had fathers and mothers who were openly discriminated against!! Who were passed up for promotion ect. Let alone not given the oppurtunity for education.

This is crazy!!
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Its a flawed system - we need a new one.

There are plenty of white people who cannot afford a computer or college. They don't get any preferential treatment.

Diversity is important, but the quota system is ridiculous.
 
alwaysaangel said:
Its a flawed system - we need a new one.

There are plenty of white people who cannot afford a computer or college. They don't get any preferential treatment.

Diversity is important, but the quota system is ridiculous.
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we don't have a "quota system"!
 
chancer said:
Only 20% of the people voted for affrimative action??

THAT IS EXACTLY WHY WE NEED IT!!!


Everyone here can afford a computer, everyone here can afford college or at least be able to apply for loans.

But the same oppurtunity can't be afforded to others? The people you are competing against, had fathers and mothers who were openly discriminated against!! Who were passed up for promotion ect. Let alone not given the oppurtunity for education.

This is crazy!!
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😛opcorn:

you go girl!
 
alwaysaangel said:
Its a flawed system - we need a new one.

There are plenty of white people who cannot afford a computer or college. They don't get any preferential treatment.

Diversity is important, but the quota system is ridiculous.
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Alwaysaangel, you have a very nice name and I am sure you are a very nice person.

However, in addition to poverty which strikens many, it is also an issue of racism. AA is in place to help equal the playing field so there is a fair chance for everyone.

Ask yourself...Am I a prejudice? Even a little bit? If the answer deep down is yes...well you already know.

Know take admissions boards who are older and grew up in a culture where they went to an all white school. You do not think these people still harbor feelings of racism? Even a little bit? Do you think they would teach their kids it, consciously or subconsciouly?

Human nature can be very very ugly. SOME people (really I feel most, but I know that will tick people off) have a seed in them that is evil. If your religious the bible says we are all sinners. Unless, we have laws to protect us, from essentially us...there will ALWAYS be injustice.

We must make a conscious effort to be kind and fair to others. And although this is not a 'cool' thing to say. It's the truth.
 
As LizzyM will remind us periodically, affirmative action is also why there are actually women in med school. This is why it always brings a wry smile to my face when I find my female counterparts decrying affirmative action for (insert reason here). If not for "the system", every form of higher education (including college) would be almost completely populated by white males. Women didn't just magically start entering college (and med school) in record numbers over the past few decades. The largest population to benefit from AA since its conception have been...wait for it...single white females. :laugh:
 
MirrorTodd said:
I thougt that's what the everyone forum in the doctor's lounge is for.
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I thought so too. But the mods don't seem to mind having these threads appear here every week/day/hour/minute.
 
Rafa said:
As LizzyM will remind us periodically, affirmative action is also why there are actually women in med school. This is why it always brings a wry smile to my face when I find my female counterparts decrying affirmative action for (insert reason here). If not for "the system", every form of higher education (including college) would be almost completely populated by white males. Women didn't just magically start entering college (and med school) in record numbers over the past few decades. The largest population to benefit from AA since its conception have been...wait for it...single white females. :laugh:
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And you know this baby!!

And he headbutts like Zidane....


(i can just see their rebuttal)

But wait...it doesn't count...their white....
 
MirrorTodd said:
I thougt that's what the everyone forum in the doctor's lounge is for.
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This is something that will effect every person in premed in some way. There is not one person that has not been lead to think about their own race due to affirmative action.

There are good arguments for and against it but it is an important issue.
 
TexasFool said:
This is something that will effect every person in premed in some way. There is not one person that has not been lead to think about their own race due to affirmative action.

There are good arguments for and against it but it is an important issue.
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I know I was just responding to Nova's post. If you want political and religious arguments then go there. There is a lot more to SDN than the pre-allo forum. The dodctor's lounge is for the most part unmoderated, so people can feel free to express their opinions is any way.
 
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