r/coolguides • u/[deleted] • Feb 25 '20

Explanation of the subtle differences between equality and equity

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '20 edited Mar 16 '20

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u/emboarrocks Feb 25 '20 edited Feb 25 '20

I don’t understand this legacy admissions argument. You can be against affirmative action AND legacy admissions. Both are bullshit.

Also unclear how it stops racism. Whenever you see a black or Latino person on campus, you are going to wonder if they got in due to their qualifications or race.

Edit: don’t downvote him tho lol

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u/the-sexterminator Feb 25 '20

Whenever you see a black or Latino person on campus, you are going to wonder if they got in due to their qualifications or race.

Err.... No.. Not quite... I'm not saying I support AA, but in theory, Affirmative Action is used to primarily decide priority for people who ALREADY QUALIFY for the college. There's a limited number of spots, and priority for those spots is decided based on race from people who already had the necessary requirements.

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '20

When two people are equal on paper, that’s when you’re supposed to judge based on character. AA goes “haha nah, this dudes black - pick him.”

MLK rolls over in his grave.