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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am shocked by how many people are upset of the SAT adversity score. They do not want to admit the privileges that their children having growing up in a nice school district, safe school, etc. These are all great things! Everyone wants these things for their kids but sadly, many kids do not have access to these resources. Why are people so afraid to own that privilege and be proud of it while also working toward the same future for other kids? What are you afraid of? Honestly if you kid doesn't get into HPY and goes to say, UVA- what do you think will happen? Do you really think their future is lost? Are you afraid they will end up on the streets?

Seriously please help me understand...[/quote]

Because everyone is FOR diversity and access until it means restricting their OWN access!

Case in point....ask any white college kid who is protesting and marching alongside as an "ally" for under-respresented groups if he/she would just go ahead and step aside and give his/her slot to a student who is equally deserving in merit. You know...b/c of diversity.

They want OTHERS to give up their slots. But do not want to give up THEIR OWN![/quote]

Exactly. And this is why Biden is running for president instead of stepping aside and raising money to help fund the Kamala Harris or the Cory Booker campaign--both of whom are just as qualified and capable as he is in serving as president and working to enact policy that advances diversity and opportunity. But similar to most white people, he's all for promoting diversity, but he won't give up his own chair at the table to do it!
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