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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"Affirmative action”? I think it was our current president who once said "don’t worry about what someone else is getting, focus on what you are getting”.
If you just don’t want to be around blacks and Latinos, there are local schools that don’t have much of either.[/quote]

I am black and Latino. Just see the diversity as a way for the Rich to get a free pass on the admissions to competitive schools. [/quote]

Cosmetic diversity is still valuable because even rich PoC in the U.S. have to consider and live with issues that white people don't.
Promoting friendships and maybe even facilitating interracial dating in elite schools is socially valuable because people in power extrapolate based on who they know and what feels normal to them.

My family is moving from a 100% white family to a biracial family because of diversity in elite institutions.  I think this is healthy for America.  There's no clearer sign to me of lessened racism than welcoming people into your family.

There is a reason why many students give lip service to the idea of attending a school that welcomes diversity.  At the core is a hope for a more just and inclusive society.  That hope might be naive but is better than a neutral stance in my opinion.  Also many people genuinely enjoy studying with people who have different backgrounds.  There is a lot of nastiness about international students right now but I have definitely enjoyed studying and working alongside people from different countries and I have sought that out.  [/quote]

Good rationalization for these schools pursuing diversity that is merely cosmetic. With that as cover, they can claim to be progressive while perpetuating the haves-havenots status quo and giving their families what they really want. 
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