Carnegie Mellon, University of Pittsburgh end use of legacy status in admissions

Re:Carnegie Mellon, University of Pittsburgh end use of lega... by digging on Thursday July 20, 2023 @12:56PM (#36803345)

I see. We're misunderstanding each other.

A society with severe imbalances in wealth, health, and power should examine how those imbalances came about. If it turns out that they're directly caused by racism, that society should consider race-conscious remedies. This is true regardless of how long the racist policies have been perpetuated, and it's true regardless of whether or not the federal government of the USA still exists.

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Re:Carnegie Mellon, University of Pittsburgh end use of lega... by sokoloff on Thursday July 20, 2023 @01:48PM (#36804076)

I agree with that 100%!

My only disagreement was with the conclusion that such remedies should be ordained at this moment to be "always be a topic deserving of special dispensation" since always is a very/infinitely long time.

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Re:Carnegie Mellon, University of Pittsburgh end use of lega... by digging on Thursday July 20, 2023 @06:09PM (#36807417)

I never said it should be ordained for all time. I said it should be ordained until the issue is solved. If that takes another hundred years, we shouldn't just stop because too much time has passed - in fact we should probably double down and accelerate our efforts in that case.

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Re:Carnegie Mellon, University of Pittsburgh end use of lega... by sokoloff on Thursday July 20, 2023 @06:22PM (#36807565)

You didn't (nor did I suggest you did); someone else did; that's what started this sub-thread.

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