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Re:No One Is Happy About Diversity Efforts at Work by ThrowawayR2 on Monday July 03, 2023 @01:14PM (#36575982)
> "Ever notice how the same folks who loudly claim race-based affirmative action is obviously wrong never have the same energy for legacy or athletic scholarships?"

Legacy or athletic admissions are not against the law or violations of civil rights. Displaying bias against Asian-Americans in college admissions is a violation of civil rights law and reprehensibly racist on top of that. One doesn't have to be a conservative to see that that's true.

The real question one should ask is why so many progressives are speaking out in support of Harvard policies that were naked racism against Asian-Americans? They're making it pretty clear that they're no allies of ours.

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Re:No One Is Happy About Diversity Efforts at Work by ttfkam on Monday July 03, 2023 @01:25PM (#36576162)
Legacy and dean admissions heavily bias toward white students as well, which disadvantages Asian applicants to a greater extent than affirmative action policies. If taking away race-based bias is your goal, you're focused on the wrong parts.
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