Affirmative Action is Not Justified

"prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior." There are 2 definitions of racism. Since my definition is valid, it means that this is indeed racism. "The key requirement in making a form of discrimination racist is if that discrimination is driven by the belief that one's own race is superior." The KKK don"t believe that Blacks are intrinsically inferior to whites, but that doesn"t mean they aren"t racist. Their FAQ page says, "We don"t care who is superior and who isn"t. God made us all. We simply believe that the United States of America was founded as a white Christian nation."(https://kkk.bz...). The Klan are against minorities being in majority Caucasian countries because they believe the minorities will replace the whites and would oppress the white minority like how the whites oppressed the Native Americans. This belief isn't a white supremacist belief but it is indeed racist. White supremacy is only one type of racism. There are others. "This is positive discrimination because it leads to positive outcomes." It has yet to and it"s been around since 1984. The Japanese didn"t receive 30 years of AA and they are doing just fine. It is those that have received AA that tend to fail in society. "If the AA is used because that POC or woman has come from a background of discrimination and prejudice (as many have) then the white man is less deserving because they have an immense level of privilege." They don"t have an immense level of privilege. Their privilege is small. Also, Wealth and "Privilege" should not disqualify you from certain jobs. I would be okay if a millionaire person worked in my company for minimum wage. If he didn"t, he would be accused of living off his inheritance. However, if AA is used because there is a lack of POC or women in that field of work then "the white man is not less deserving but is being put at the back of the queue because the corporation wants to fix the problem of racism in our society." Your making society more racist by selecting POCs and women over white males on the basis of their race and gender. "AA is also used to help poorer people" They have a harder time being successful, but they can and should do it on their own without government interference. Bill Gates, a philanthropic said, "If your born poor, its not your mistake. If you die poor, its your mistake".(https://www.coolnsmart.com...) Poor people who are smart could apply their intelligence on exams and colleges won"t care if your poor. They would accept you because of your intelligence. "Not only do historical injustices such as Jim Crow, the mass incarceration of POC in the 1980s-1990s and even the anxieties of slavery, have impacts on POC in America but so does the level of racism that we still have today." Tell that to the Jewish people or Japanese people who did not need AA to survive in the United States. "An experiment in 2003 by Marianne Bertrand and Sendhil Mullainathan, two American economists." A link would help. "They drafted 5,000 CVs and placed archetypal "black" names such as Tyrone or Latoya on half of them and "white" names such as Brendan or Alison on the other half." What is a CV? "They then divided the white CVs into high and low quality and did the same with the black CVs." What does high quality and low quality mean? I"m not trolling. I"m curious. "Jews for instance are often wealthier because historically they were the only people who could work in banking due to the rules of the Pope." They were also put into concentration camps by Adolf Hitler. MAUS, a primary source of the Holocaust, states that the Jews had all their money taken from them at the Concentration camps, so their previous wealth didn"t mean much. Many Jews also have Jewish names, such as characters in the bible, which include names like Adam, Dan, Isaac, Jacob, and more. Granted these names are also held by non jews, but they are significantly disproportionally Jewish names(https://www.behindthename.com...). Although not obvious at first, any anti semitic business owner would want to filter out Jewish names. If minorities don"t like this, they can change their names. It"s less trouble then getting the government involved to give Affirmative action to every single "oppressed" group. "Also, on a side note, Latinos have faced historical discrimination as well and face a lot of racism and bigotry in society currently as well." The worst thing they may get is a "No mexican" sign thrown at them which almost never happens anymore. Only the illegal ones have to regularly deal with ICE. The legal ones endure only verbal discrimination, which they should tolerate and many of them do. "Have you ever considered why white men are more qualified? Maybe because they don't get locked up when they're young unlike many black men." The blacks that are locked up in prisons tend to be the ones in gangs. Whites are in gangs too but are outnumbered by black people in US gangs. "Maybe because they are not discriminated against in admissions at university." They get special treatment at Universities. "Maybe because they haven't faced the same level of social anxiety (which has a big effect on achievement in school) compared to most white people." Girls tend to be more emotional than boys, but that doesn"t make them terrible at school. "Maybe it's because most black people live in deprived and often rougher areas with underfunded, worse schools." Public schools in the USA receive the same amount of funding on a city basis. If you disagree with this, cite your claim. "If you're going to make such a racist and controversial comment then you need to provide evidence." The university of Delaware states "the mean Black"White group difference in IQ probably has some genetic component." (https://www1.udel.edu...) (Page 235). "was used to justify the enslavement and rape of Africans." I don"t support slavery on the basis of race. "And, where's your evidence for the equally offensive claim that women "hate competition" and are less "ambitious" than men." Their DNA. Males have XY and females have XX. Maybe Y chromosomes help make you more ambitious. "Women seem to be less "competitive" not because of their biological make-up but because society has conditioned them into being submissive and cooperative." Given that women are encouraged to be ambitious, most tend to be less ambitious than males. Society plays a factor, but less than Biology. "A lot of women would want to be engineers and builders but we have a society that tells them "you have to do girly jobs"." Society does not say that. It says, "Be who you want to be. Never give up. Follow your dreams". "Masculine" jobs are encouraged. If women dream about being an engineer, she can get all the necessary requirements for the job. There are females who have earned their spot in Engineering. You shouldn"t get in just because you are a girl. ""Many women do want these jobs but are discriminated against, face workplace bullying and harassment and have been told for years that "it's not there place"." Then they report it. Our schools are gender mixed. It"s not like women are just seen as sex objects anymore since many group projects are done with females. "AA solves the problem" No. It just makes women more common. " Clinton has undoubtedly inspired many women to enter politics which is often considered a man's job" Hillary failed at getting POTUS and she lost to Trump. She wasn't the only women to try to run for President. https://www.huffingtonpost.com... states a lot of women that tried to run. But they all failed.