The court ended one of our most effective social justice policies because anything that isn’t seen to primarily benefit white people is anathema to this country.
To the people who think that Affirmative Action was “trying to solve racism with racism”, you are profoundly misunderstanding the purpose of Affirmative Action:
The purpose of Affirmative Action is to solve for the current wealth imbalance that racism created against certain groups.
And how do you get a tilted see-saw to be level? It ain’t by applying equal force on both ends…
So can you call Affirmative Action itself “racism”? If you’re going by the most basic definition that ignores any considerations of systemic power roles like a moron, then sure! In which case, however, you absolutely can solve the effects of prior racism, with “racism”.
To the people who think that Affirmative Action was “trying to solve racism with racism”, you are profoundly misunderstanding the purpose of Affirmative Action:
The purpose of Affirmative Action is to solve for the current wealth imbalance that racism created against certain groups.
And how do you get a tilted see-saw to be level? It ain’t by applying equal force on both ends…
So can you call Affirmative Action itself “racism”? If you’re going by the most basic definition that ignores any considerations of systemic power roles like a moron, then sure! In which case, however, you absolutely can solve the effects of prior racism, with “racism”.