<p>No, I do not because unlike the pro-racial preference side, I do not distinguish between positive and negative discrimination. Either way, it is discrimination. In the same vein, I do not believe that there is such a thing as “reverse discrimination.” What does it matter if A is discriminating against B or vice versa? The same answer applies: either way, it is discrimination.</p>
<p>A prerequisite for defending racial preferences is reconciling the inherent contradiction between opposing negative discrimination and supporting positive discrimination. I have never been able to do that, nor have I ever had an interest in attempting to do so. To me, it makes no sense to argue that negative discrimination is an unspeakable evil while positive discrimination is an unquestionable good. </p>
<p>I’m reminded of a scene from The Departed, where Alec Baldwin asks, “Cui bono? Who benefits?” Matt Damon’s answer basically sums up my view on reconciling positive and negative discrimination: “Cui gives a [expletive]?”</p>
This view really worries me. “Ensuring equal representation” will always be at odds with individual liberty and it’s sad to see that people are willing to forgo the latter in favor for the former. Not to mention that it’s such an idealistic view that it’s impractical, unrealistic, and catastrophic; if more people hold this view, surely there will be social and political racial tensions never seen since the times of slavery.</p>
<p>“If Jewish students make up 25% of the student body in Harvard does not hurt diversity, then how can Asians, who are twice as numerous and make up less than 25% of the students in Harvard, be hurting diversity?”</p>
<p>(irrelevant… but ARE YOU CANADIAN? :D)</p>
<p>Anyway.</p>
<p>I think it’s because so many people are just simply ignorant. I’m Asian, and I just hate how a surprising number of people would approach me with some Chinese phrase I don’t understand. And I’m Korean. It’s really sad that in such a diverse city as Toronto (where I live atm) this still happens. They probably just see the colour of our skin and think “Oh, Asian, okay, they’re all the same, right?”</p>