Do We Still Need Affirmative Action?

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  “Racism is the Cause of the "Badge of Inferiority"”

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Racism is the Cause of the "Badge of Inferiority"

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Opponents of affirmative action argue that affirmative action programs stigmatize under-represented minority students. Yet the “badge of inferiority” was applied to black, Latino/a and Native American students before affirmative action programs were won by the civil rights movement, and, most tellingly, has intensified on selective campuses in the states where affirmative action programs have been banned. It derives from the prejudice that necessitates affirmative action programs in the first place. Minority students at UC Berkeley and UCLA report much higher levels of hostile campus climate (the sense that they must constantly justify their presence on those campuses) now than they did before the ban on affirmative action in California .

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"Definitely" BAMN

• As Long as Racism and Sexism Exist, Affirmative Action is Still Needed
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• GPA and Standardized Test Scores are NOT Neutral Measures of Merit
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• Racism is the Cause of the "Badge of Inferiority"
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• Banning Affirmative Action Resegregates Higher Education
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• How to Keep Our Nation on the Path to Equality
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"Affirmative Action is Divisive" Center for Equal Opportunity

• Only Kind of “Affirmative Action” at Issue is Racial Discrimination
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• The Only Issue is Whether the Benefits Outweigh the Costs
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• The Two Claimed Benefits of Affirmative Discrimination Not Persuasive
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• There Are Many Undeniable Costs to the Use of Racial Preferences
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• Envision the Society We Want/Ask if Preferences Will Help Us Get There
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"We Need Affirmative Action" AAAA

• Affirmative Action is Necessary
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• Diversity is a Compelling State Interest
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• Discrimination Continues to Exist
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• To End Racism We Must Take Account of Race
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• Eliminating Race Does Not Benefit Whites
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• Opponents Mis-Characterize Affirmative Action
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• Dr. Martin Luther King Would Have Supported Affirmative Action
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• The Changing Demographics Call for Affirmative Action
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"We Have To Think for Ourselves" Brandon Brice

• The Equal Opportunity Act Was Not About “Quotas”
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• The Bigger Picture of What’s Wrong With Black America
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• Lack of Preparation
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"Moving Beyond Race and Gender" Jennifer Gratz

• Equal Opportunity for All
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• The Constitutionality of Affirmative Action
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• Our National Tragedy
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