Poll of the Day > Do you feel you've been denied/granted opportunities due to Affirmative Action?

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Seems a friend of mine was on the receiving end of some not so friendly remarks for being a Mexican-American. If it matters he was born in California. From what I've been told someone interrupted his dinner at some restaurant, asked if he (my friend) is Mexican, and then went on a rant about how his children were denied opportunities because of Affirmative Action. I do not know if said person randomly picked out my friend or just thought my friend looked well off. My friend works as a structural engineer for Southern California Edison for the past several years.

Southern California being rather diverse, I don't think Affirmative Action have ever crossed my mind. I myself am Chinese-American, born in California as well, and I never thought about whether or not I was accepted into my college of choice because of Affirmative Action. My high school grades weren't the best with a GPA of 2.8 or 3.0ish but the school I went into, Cal Poly Pomona, wasn't exactly top end either at the time I applied. I was heavily involved with sports, volunteering events, our music program, and took all the AP and Honor classes I qualified for. At the very least I know the job I have now is more due to a Boy Scouts leader referring me than anything else.

Do you feel the opportunities you've been denied/granted in life has been due to Affirmative Action?

Comments and opinions are appreciated,

Thank you
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If you're chinese, you ain't gettin affirmative action my dude.
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Funny thing is , California and washington state (where I live) are the only two states that don't have to abide by affirmitive action (iirc).

Smarkil posted...

If you're chinese, you ain't gettin affirmative action my dude.

Part of me was thinking I'm going up against thousands of other Chinese-Americans for the same colleges, Affirmative Action or not, my actions/capabilities better speak louder than my ethnicity.
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*watches topic*
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affirmative action is racism
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Huh, I wonder why nobody is posting at all :thonk:
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Krazy_Kirby posted...

affirmative action is racism

This, if all students at top universities are Jews and Asians than so be it

I really dont think so
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Yes.

I feel that getting disability money for being disabled is due to affirmative action 'cuz the legit logical response would be euthanasia
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Lokarin posted...

Yes.

I feel that getting disability money for being disabled is due to affirmative action 'cuz the legit logical response would be euthanasia

Ummm wtf no, nazis believed in that stuff dude

goldbman posted...

Ummm wtf no, nazis believed in that stuff dude

technically speaking before the nazis actually put it into practice eugenics was a pretty popular idea. IIRC the US had actually experimented with forced sterilization.

As for the topic, no. But there are times when I thought someone else was probably there because of it.
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goldbman posted...

Lokarin posted...

Yes.

I feel that getting disability money for being disabled is due to affirmative action 'cuz the legit logical response would be euthanasia

Ummm wtf no, nazis believed in that stuff dude

Well ya, since everyone butt me is nazis I have to be thankful all the time
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No, but I feel like knowing the right people and being charming during interviews has helped me immensely. The biggest hurdle for me was always getting the call back. I've never had an interview without a job offer.
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I am actually surprise about half feel they affected by Affirmative Action and really surprise that many felt they were denied cause of it.. Kinda curious if these cases were with a school or job.
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I never felt or noticed my race having any effect on me in any professional sense, positive or negative. But I'm also kind of naive.

I will say though that my sister has to go by her middle name Marie on her resume if she hopes to get any replies, and she has a Bachelor's.
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No. I pass for white up until the moment my actual race comes up. Then it's always "ohh yeah I see it now"

Bitch you haven't seen it for weeks.
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keyblader1985 posted...

I never felt or noticed my race having any effect on me in any professional sense, positive or negative. But I'm also kind of naive.

I will say though that my sister has to go by her middle name Marie on her resume if she hopes to get any replies, and she has a Bachelor's.

Thank my mom my name is Stephen Bean. Super white name
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EvilMegas posted...

Thank my mom my name is Stephen Bean. Super white name

There aren't many people named Albert these days, so I'm good in that department too.

That also reminds me of that scene in Family Guy.

Peter: Your name is Jamal?
Guy: Yeah.
Peter: But... you're white.
Guy: So?
Peter: ..This can't be the first time you've had this conversation.
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While I can't quantify how many other opportunities I may have lost due to affirmative action (because it's usually impossible to know the exact reason), I know from talking to a friend who worked in the HR department of a company where I interviewed that I was passed over for diversity reasons. Of course, there have been other times a less-qualified candidate got a job I had interviewed for, but there could be any number of possible alternative explanations including personal recommendations, etc.

Smarkil posted...

If you're chinese, you ain't gettin affirmative action my dude.

tbh, Asians do frequently complain about affirmative action programs because so many Asian students are able to get into good colleges based on their own merits. As such, they sometimes do the same thing as white students and lie about their ethnicity. That said, it's possible that it may advantage lower-performing Asian students applying to less impressive schools.
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