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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Harvard argues race is a plus factor that is rarely outcome determinative, but later concedes that race was in fact the decisive factor in the admission of over half of the blacks at the school. Wealthy blacks with no vestiges of the hood have an advantage over poor Asians simply bc of skin color. Ridiculous.[/quote]

As a PP said, they Asian American student would also receive a leg up based on their unique circumstances (first generation to attend college? learned English as a child?)

But moreover, I would be remiss if I let the comment about "no vestiges of the hood" slide. Not all poor Black Americans live in urban areas. Not all poor Black Americans who live in urban areas are in "the hood."  But most importantly, Black Americans face systemic discrimination even when they are middle class or wealthy. A Black college grad is just about as likely to be hired as a white high school grad. A Black man with no criminal record has equal employment prospects to a white man with one.

Wealth is no insulator against systemic racism. [/quote]

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