Race-based and gender-based affirmative action should be banned in US universities.

Race-based, gender-based and sexual orientation-based affirmative action in universities is unconstitutional, as it shows that all men/women are not created, or judged, equally. It unfairly discriminates against many, mostly white and Asian males, and it doesn't have to be this way. Ironically, even though Asians are also a minority, they are hurt MOST by this affirmative action because they tend to have the highest university results, and for some reason people think it's a good idea to limit their number because that 'doesn't represent the population' as it's now almost politically incorrect to be homogenous. But the point is, if a university or faculty of one has a large number of a certain ethnic group/gender, it should not be IMPERATIVE to bring in people who are not of those ethnic groups/genders just for the sake of diversity if they are not good enough to get in on merit, at the expense of people who WOULD get in on merit. It is racist and it encourages being racist/sexist/discriminatory, both ways. For all of those who say affirmative action is not racist/sexist, racism/sexism is discrimination both ways, so the only person who is completely anti-racist is the person who looks for complete equality. The unfortunate thing is, the majority of politicians today are racist, as Conservatives only think something's racist when it happens against whites, and Liberals only think something's racist when it happens against anyone else. Bottom line is, picking someone for their skin color/gender is unfair either way. There are different, less racist, and even more efficient ways of ensuring diversity in colleges that don't rely on skin color or gender, such as class affirmative action. Is being black alone a factor if your test scores are not good? No. It's just skin pigmentation. Is being a woman alone a factor if your test scores are not good? No. It's just different sexual organs. Is being from a low socioeconomic area a factor if your test scores are not good? It may well be, because the schooling system there might not be as good. And that's an actual factor that can influence test scores for universities, or even what degree you got for a job, and so on. It can even satisfy all of those people that crave diversity, as Blacks and Hispanics make up a disproportionately large number of poor people in America, but it doesn't exclude working-class whites and Asians, either. Now you might ask- "Class-based affirmative action is hard to implement and easy to take advantage of". But there is no problem that class-based affirmative action has that race-based DOESN'T have. You can lie about your income, sure but you can also lie about your race or sexual orientation. Just look at Rachel Dolezal or Shaun King, both of whom made the public believe they had African American blood while they were actually white, which would have given them preferential treatment at most universities. In New Zealand, for example, there is the decile system, which gives each school a number from 1 to 10, 1 being the poorest and 10 the richest 10%. And as is sometimes seen, people from decile 1-3 schools get preferential acceptance at university. This system is not perfect, but at least it makes an attempt to address that the people in the poorer areas may not be getting a good enough education to get through on merit, but could still have potential. That simply does not work with people of varying skin colors and genders. If progressives always like to claim that skin color and gender don't matter anymore and that stereotypes don't exist, then they shouldn't give the impression here that only certain ethnic groups/genders can bring certain things to the table. It's simply a fact that race-based and all the other affirmative actions outlived their real purpose after the Civil Rights era- to ensure equal opportunities. Back then, blacks couldn't get any jobs BECAUSE THEY WERE BLACK, women couldn't get certain jobs BECAUSE THEY WERE WOMEN and gays couldn't get certain jobs BECAUSE THEY WERE GAY. That has largely changed today, with many employers actually BEING blacks or women, and most others simply caring about who does the best job or has the best entry grades. Minorities can now apply to virtually any university or job because it's their constitutional right to do so, as has been settled already in numerous court cases. The opportunities are endless for all people, now, and people shouldn't give minimal effort to get into a good school because they know they will be accepted based on what they were born with. Which, come to think of it, is discrimination at its worst kind, isn't it? Discriminating by what people are born with. I'm not saying that blacks, Hispanics, women, gays ect. should be denied any entry at all, because like I said before this goes both ways. I'm just calling for a complete ignoring of race (and gender/sexual orientation) on university applications and that only class or other factors, such as certain disabilities, that can ACTUALLY INFLUENCE TEST SCORES should be taken into account. If class IS taken into account, it can still ensure a diverse student body without being unnecessarily racist. Because at the end of the day, does it matter how many people with dark skin, ovaries or partners of the same sex are studying in a certain class, or their ability and their will to do what they are doing?