Analysis Of Affirmative Action: Reverse Discrimination
Affirmative Action: Reverse Discrimination?
University of La Verne
Abstract
When observing the time after the revolution, the phrase, “all men are created equal” is ironic. While ideas of equal rights for minorities and women were in the air during and after the revolution, none of the new state constitutions granted women the right to vote and many blacks found themselves liberated but impoverished. The tension from the Civil War created a pressing need to provide equal social and economic opportunity to both minorities and women alike. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 paved the way for a new era of equal opportunity.
Begun by President Lyndon Johnson, affirmative action programs grew from the belief …show more content…
“Minimally qualified is a far cry from equally or best qualified (the backlash)". This brings us to the question of whether it is right to let minimally qualified students into colleges because they are more likely to fail then the more qualified students are. Would you want a minimally qualified doctor treating you for an illness, or half rate teacher instructing your child (the backlash)? Affirmative action thusly brings about poorer quality in generally every aspect of life. If you’re in New York and you get a cab your driver may not be qualified for his job and he may not know all the little shortcuts. So, it may end up taking an extra 30 minutes to get to your location. Or maybe, a detective was a less qualified person who got his job and he doesn’t find your missing child as a result. Perhaps, your surgeon was less qualified when he applied to medical school and he ends up causing havoc when operating on you and you die! Are you still skeptical? Well its true, the “New Jersey State Police have tried to comply with the ‘dumbed down’ racial hiring requirements imposed by the U.S. Department of Justice and legal threats by the NAACP, but many of the minority applicants still failed the easier application requirements (Diamond, 2000). That’s right the New Jersey police department is limiting requirements needed to get into the “force” because of the limited minorities applying for work. They have even lowered the college education levels from 4 years to 2 years. This means that all the people in New Jersey have fresh new recruits that will be less equipped in handling the criminals (Diamond, 2000). The point is who wants less qualified people, when you can have the best person doing any job? Not only is it racist to discriminate, but it also enacts a lesser quality working
University of La Verne
Abstract
When observing the time after the revolution, the phrase, “all men are created equal” is ironic. While ideas of equal rights for minorities and women were in the air during and after the revolution, none of the new state constitutions granted women the right to vote and many blacks found themselves liberated but impoverished. The tension from the Civil War created a pressing need to provide equal social and economic opportunity to both minorities and women alike. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 paved the way for a new era of equal opportunity.
Begun by President Lyndon Johnson, affirmative action programs grew from the belief …show more content…
“Minimally qualified is a far cry from equally or best qualified (the backlash)". This brings us to the question of whether it is right to let minimally qualified students into colleges because they are more likely to fail then the more qualified students are. Would you want a minimally qualified doctor treating you for an illness, or half rate teacher instructing your child (the backlash)? Affirmative action thusly brings about poorer quality in generally every aspect of life. If you’re in New York and you get a cab your driver may not be qualified for his job and he may not know all the little shortcuts. So, it may end up taking an extra 30 minutes to get to your location. Or maybe, a detective was a less qualified person who got his job and he doesn’t find your missing child as a result. Perhaps, your surgeon was less qualified when he applied to medical school and he ends up causing havoc when operating on you and you die! Are you still skeptical? Well its true, the “New Jersey State Police have tried to comply with the ‘dumbed down’ racial hiring requirements imposed by the U.S. Department of Justice and legal threats by the NAACP, but many of the minority applicants still failed the easier application requirements (Diamond, 2000). That’s right the New Jersey police department is limiting requirements needed to get into the “force” because of the limited minorities applying for work. They have even lowered the college education levels from 4 years to 2 years. This means that all the people in New Jersey have fresh new recruits that will be less equipped in handling the criminals (Diamond, 2000). The point is who wants less qualified people, when you can have the best person doing any job? Not only is it racist to discriminate, but it also enacts a lesser quality working