Affirmative Action

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...introduced, its primary purpose was to give minority groups the same or better chance as their white counterparts. What that meant for the academic world was if two entrance candidates were equally qualified on all levels, yet one was a minority and the other was white, the minority would automatically be accepted. There are times, however, when an underqualified minority wins out over a qualified white male just to meet the necessary quota. "Blacks can come into Berkeley with 900. Why is he going to develop merit? He'd be an idiot to develop merit. I wouldn't" (Anonymous 13A). The reasoning behind this was that other races were viewed as getting the short end of the stick if they had to compete against Caucasians. However, the preference that has been given to minority groups has considerably backfired, creating an unfavorable climate of white male prejudice (Chang PG).

II. REVERSE DISCRIMINATION
The real life application of affirmative action is anything but what it was originally designed to address. Double standards are prevalent...

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