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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You may recall when affirmative action was getting started whites complained about minorities getting in despite not having the required test scores and gpa and how this was unfair to more qualified white applicants.

The argument then supporting affirmative action was the need for a holistic approach that provided diversification and opportunities for minorities who had been discriminated against in the past. Lawsuits were filed by whites who objected to this approach.

Now we have Asians who often fare better in test scores and gpa and whites are the ones arguing that these don't represent sufficient reasons to grant admission to Asians who are more qualified than white students using merely test scores. They argued that blacks and to a lesser extent Hispanics should not get preference just to provide a diversified student population. Now they argue that having too many Asians would skew the student population too much and make them too much like Caltech.

This is a perfect example where the primary goal of whites is to maintain their privileged position and they will turn arguments on its head to justify their position.[/quote]

Nah. Different white people.  I think discrimination against URMs is real, so I never argued against affirmative action, despite the fact that it wasn't to my benefit.  Now I still think affirmative action makes sense and there should be an advantage for URMs. Nothing inconsistent there.  No ones saying Asians shouldn't be over represented.  They already are, by a lot.  People are arguing about whether any other factors than test scores can be considered.  You think Asians should be even more over represented than they already are, and relying solely on test scores is the way to get that.  [/quote]

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