Message from @Crasseus
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lol, it's a joke on ICE.
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prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior.
I try to keep an eye open and I realize, I haven't closed my eyes in a long time.
This is the real definition
no dude, they're both definitions
Notice the “prejudice”
and they have different situations that are important
By denying whites that is technically prejudice
yes, you're right
but the power imbalance is not in that direction
Does this mean you are okay with racial prejudice?
Depends, again, on the power imbalance
that's what I keep saying
Can blacks be racist towards whites?
again, depends on the definition of racism
and the situation
black people trying to get the same opportunities as whites by getting some extra help is far from being racist towards whites
because of...again...the power imbalance that has endured centuries in america
I think anyone who shows they could really succeed in college should be admitted, and if someone who shows they will succeed is not admitted, that's sorta wrong. But, I think the ones being weighed in the issue of race are the ones mostly who show they "may." The lower end of the admittance pool. Am I wrong in this assumption?
Yes it is because if I was more qualified than someone and they got to go to that college over me because they were black, is racism.
But how could you measure qualification? SAT scores and GPAs are often linked to several factors including stability at home, income, and how many generations a family has sent kids to college. All of those factors are also correlated with race.
So is it moreso that if two people are relatively close in academic excellence, they're more likely to admit the minorities?
exactly
It does not matter about race. It just matters about academics
it would have to be close to be acceptable
but our measurements of academics are flawed
From what I've seen of most colleges, you don't have to be fantastic academically to be admitted.
and imperfect
depends on the college
An economy cannot work with unqualified people getting the most college admissions
I'm not advocating for that
The higher end colleges are fewer in number
I'm advocating for "qualification" to take into account a person's entire experience, in which race would have an effect
But why should I have to pay for other people centuries ago that happened to be racist?
because the effects linger
if we had reached equality then no one would expect that of you
So the real solution to win over the minorities you're worried about is put in a ton of extra effort to prove you deserve that spot,
for an individual, you should always put in effort to prove you deserve that spot
So I should have to put in more effort because my skin colour is white? Judge me not by the colour of my skin, but the content of my character. - mlk