Mythbusting white privilege

[JKDS]

Indeed. It's a great leap from here to privilege.



Those policies have been enacted and have made things worse for those groups. Example: affirmative action increases failure rates among blacks by placing a larger proportion of them in academic institutions and curriculum above their scores and skills.

That seems to take personal responsibility out of the equation. It seems like it's not the policy that's to blame, but the person who chose to challenge himself beyond his capability

[wufwugy]

That seems to take personal responsibility out of the equation. It seems like it's not the policy that's to blame, but the person who chose to challenge himself beyond his capability

I love me some personal responsibility, but this isn't an area where I think the prospective student has much capacity to inform their decisions. My n=1: I'm attending an average difficulty university. At least I think it is, I really have no clue. I have no idea how much harder, easier, or the same Harvard would be. Attending Harvard is such a net good regardless of aptitude that most would be fools to turn it down. The job of the admissions personnel is almost entirely to make sure that the right candidates are selected. If somebody were to be accepted, it is reasonable for them to think that they have the mettle for the institution.

Affirmative action is a causal factor in misplacement.