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Re: Rush: "Lego is a Tool for 4 year olds"
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Wed, 2 Feb 2000 23:01:34 GMT
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Lindsay, have you ever been passed up for a job because you were a white male?
"Sorry, even though you are the most qualified, and out of work, we hired this
Hispanic guy with no experience and a family to support because the government
will pay half of his wages."
-Cheese
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
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> Sorry, just a nitpick:
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> "Scott E. Sanburn" wrote:
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> > Again, I think this is just a way to get around the recent court rulings
> > about affirmative action, that is targeted to Hispanics and African
> > Americans. Which is both racist, and demeaning to minorities. They
> > should be encouraged to do well in school, and study for the tests, and
> > try to aim for the top, rather than going around the issues, and using
> > tests like this, with other people, to try to get them in. I hope the
> > court rules these out as well.
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> I just want to point out that the single largest group that has benefited • from Affirmative
> Action and equal-hiring legislation is actually white females, both • numerically and
> qualitatively. What's to fear from adding a further litmus to the battery of • identifiers
> already available for college admissions, especially if the discipline in • question needs
> strong problem-solving and applied logic skills?
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> best,
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> Lindsay
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| Sorry, just a nitpick: (...) I just want to point out that the single largest group that has benefited from Affirmative Action and equal-hiring legislation is actually white females, both numerically and qualitatively. What's to fear from adding a (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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