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We are getting better? Stop listening to the media. Things are horrendous still in America. Have you heard of the kid Treyvon Martin that got murdered? And that's just one in many cases.
I use the generality because the reality says it is. Look at URM in this country and their net income in comparison to white and Asian families. There are significantly many more poor people. And I don't know why people keep pushing in this thread that the disadvantaged box is nearly meaningless and overlooked. Based on what evidence? And based on what evidence are URM taking so many spots? The massive bulk of URM go to HBCs. Until I see evidence that URM outside of HBC are given massive breaks for race alone, I'm going to call it bull. Schools don't keep averages of 3.7 by overloading they classrooms with URM with a 2.0 to 3.4 GPA.
You can't say we aren't better racially than we were 30 years ago, especially when all you have is anecdotal evidence.
And you still aren't getting my point. You list your parents INCOME when you apply. Why say "oh hes a URM, theyre usually poor so he's probably poor" when you have a DIRECT MEASUREMENT of how poor he was. Why use that generality over direct and quantitative measurements?