I have trouble digesting this stereotype. I am for affirmative action not because I personally can benefit from it, but because it adds diversity to an otherwise stale environment. Imagine an America without diversity. Imagine America as a one-race nation that spoke the same language, and we all thought the same, and we all acted the same way. How boring our life would be.
Affirmative action is a fight for a heterogeneous, smarter, more interesting society.
The basis of affirmative action is equally. Affirmative action policies are a small win in a war that has been fought since America was first founded and slaves were being brought over. I say that as long as the majority has control over the minority, we will never be equal. If the majority and minority can find some way of unifying, or at least creating a level ground, as affirmative action attempts to do, then and only then will the goal of affirmative action be met and the policy can be ended. Inc. All rights reserved.