Originally posted by bkent:
Affirmative Action is a blatantly racist policy, giving benefit to one segment of the population based solely on their race. However, according to the media and masses, racism can only travel in one direction. Racism is only perceived as wrong when it is White treatment of any other group, never asian treatment of white, or asian treatment of black, or vice versa. If the goal of the NAACP were true equality then they would fight to abolish affirmative action.


100% false, it is not a racist policy whatsoever. As to whether or not it should still exist today, that can be debated, but it is undeniable that there was a time when it was needed. As the civil rights movement made progress in breaking down barriers for blacks, there was no legislation stating that whites had to hire blacks. Affirmative Action was originally intended as a way to insure that QUALIFIED blacks got the same opportunities as whites. It was not about less qualified blacks getting jobs over whites. Now obviously there are going to be issues with an EQUALLY qualified white person losing a job offer to a black person because of skin color, but be glad that you as a white person have always had a free and fair opportunity, something that my ancestors as blacks did not get.

BTW, Northern White folks hate the confederate flag and ignorant southerners just as much as blacks!