<p><em>This thread is going to be merged</em></p>
<p>Affirmative Action is not racist. It does not imply any race is better or worse than any other race. It is, however “discriminating” in the sense that it allows race to influence decisions if it means achieving a broader goal. </p>
<p>Understand that Affirmative Action in itself simply requires Colleges to ask and keep tally of the proportion of minorities attending their schools so the public can hold them accountable. </p>
<p>Allowing race to influence a decision is at the discretion of each individual college and they all do it in their own ways. It is no more “discriminating” than discriminating based on athletes, legacies, majors, interests, or any other non-academic related factor that goes into building a student body.</p>
<p>Why people choose to focus on this one? I have no idea</p>