Affirmative Action: my silly interpretation

<p>Alright, so before I get to the point of this, I'd like to let you know that I am hispanic and economically disadvantaged. So, I am pro-affirmative acton, but only to a certain point.</p>

<p>So to the point:</p>

<p>Affirmative Action-ed students are like fat girls: the same way fat girls say that appearance isn't everything, affirmative action-ed students say that numbers aren't everything. Everyone knows that both the looks and the numbers play a MAJOR role. lol.</p>

<p>Ok, so this was possible one of the most point-less threads out there but I just had to say that : )</p>

<p>i am pro affirmative action but i think it should be economically based. why should a rich african american who attended a prominent high school get an advantage over a poor white kid?</p>

<p>that's exactly how I feel, but what I fear is that if it does become economically based, parents and students will start to manipulate their money/accounts/stocks or whatever to make them seem as economically disadvantaged as possible.</p>

<p>the whole thing should be blind:</p>

<p>Need
Race
Religion
Everything</p>

<p>It is especially funny when they say that you don't have to put down your race, but then ask for a picture, lol</p>

<p>The UCs got it right when they don't take that into account. Too bad they still don't accept many OOS. : /</p>

<p>Yeah, Cali is kinda the only state, aside from maybe Texas, that could set up a system like the UC's and have it work</p>

<p>Im pro AA also. It'd be better if it was economically based, but I believe there should be something like AA. Unfortunately I'm asian so it doesn't help me out much lol.(For the Korean people: Guess what my name is in Korean!)</p>

<p>Before I let loose my weapons of mass destruction on the person that started another AA thread just after we buried a 27 page AA thread, I would like to advise the use of the search bar to the OP. Now where were we...oh yeah, orbitgum...</p>

<p>There is a 344-post long thread on affirmative action a few pages back. The thread is called "affirmative action ethics" I suggest you all check that before making any and all assertions on the issue.</p>