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A comment on Carnegie Mellon, University of Pittsburgh end use of legacy status in admissions. Parent comment

Re:Carnegie Mellon, University of Pittsburgh end use of lega... by tick_tock_tick on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @05:07PM (#36793410)
Sins of the father isn't a popular position in this country. It's also a very hard way to get elected.
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Re:Carnegie Mellon, University of Pittsburgh end use of lega... by thebooktocome on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @05:21PM (#36793606)
The popularity of the sentiment seems to depend crucially on who precisely the father is, and what the sins were.
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Re:Carnegie Mellon, University of Pittsburgh end use of lega... by kelnos on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @05:44PM (#36793898)
While we don't engage in mass slavery anymore (well, except for those who are incarcerated), there's still plenty of racial discrimination going on today. Even if we decide that we're not going to talk about reparations for slavery anymore, and things like that, there's still plenty that needs to be fixed that's going on right this minute.
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