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Topic: What do you think???
Etrain Joined Wed 11/21/07 Posts: 19684	Sat 03/13/10 10:43 PM
Is affirmative action still needed???

Dan99 Joined Sat 08/23/08 Posts: 14941	Sat 03/13/10 10:45 PM
i need some firm tit action

Totage Joined Sat 10/13/07 Posts: 24210	Sat 03/13/10 10:45 PM
To an extent. If used properly it is susposed to make things more equal, but IMO it has failed.

Etrain Joined Wed 11/21/07 Posts: 19684	Sat 03/13/10 10:46 PM
Just in case you don't know the term affirmative action refers to policies that take race, ethnicity, physical disabilities, military career, sex, or a person's parents' social class into consideration in an attempt to promote equal opportunity or increase ethnicity or other forms of diversity. The focus of such policies ranges from employment and education to public contracting and health programs. The impetus towards affirmative action is twofold: to maximize diversity in all levels of society, along with its presumed benefits, and to redress perceived disadvantages due to overt, institutional, or involuntary discrimination.

Dan99 Joined Sat 08/23/08 Posts: 14941	Sat 03/13/10 10:47 PM
Oh this is a serious thread! Sorry Train! I stand by my statement though.

Etrain Joined Wed 11/21/07 Posts: 19684	Sat 03/13/10 10:49 PM
Oh this is a serious thread! Sorry Train! I stand by my statement though. Pretty odd I know I stand by your statement too

Roco Joined Sat 03/22/08 Posts: 1165	Sat 03/13/10 11:08 PM
Just in case you don't know the term affirmative action refers to policies that take race, ethnicity, physical disabilities, military career, sex, or a person's parents' social class into consideration in an attempt to promote equal opportunity or increase ethnicity or other forms of diversity. The focus of such policies ranges from employment and education to public contracting and health programs. The impetus towards affirmative action is twofold: to maximize diversity in all levels of society, along with its presumed benefits, and to redress perceived disadvantages due to overt, institutional, or involuntary discrimination. it works by the letter of the law, but not by the spirit of the law, so long as people continue to not date outside their race...once people start f*kn others, then we will all be each others race...then no need for affirmative action.. roko

Etrain Joined Wed 11/21/07 Posts: 19684	Sat 03/13/10 11:14 PM
Interesting...I wonder if anyone out there in Mingleland has ever been affected positively or negatively by affirmative action

boredinaz06 Joined Sun 10/15/06 Posts: 22764	Sat 03/13/10 11:18 PM
I think its a racist piece of legislation.

Totage Joined Sat 10/13/07 Posts: 24210	Sat 03/13/10 11:23 PM
I don't feel I've been affected by it. Where I work they have to have an affirmative action policy, because we do a lot of government contracting, but I've never heard of it being a problem or anything.

Etrain Joined Wed 11/21/07 Posts: 19684	Sat 03/13/10 11:28 PM
I'm not sure what to think about it...I just thought the person most qualified for the job should get the job...race, ethnicity, physical disabilities, military career, sex be damned

yellowrose10 Joined Tue 12/11/07 Posts: 52804	Sat 03/13/10 11:31 PM
I'm not sure what to think about it...I just thought the person most qualified for the job should get the job...race, ethnicity, physical disabilities, military career, sex be damned I agree with that I think it started out with good motives, but has been taken advantage of by some.

Etrain Joined Wed 11/21/07 Posts: 19684	Sat 03/13/10 11:31 PM
I'm not sure what to think about it...I just thought the person most qualified for the job should get the job...race, ethnicity, physical disabilities, military career, sex be damned I agree with that I think it started out with good motives, but has been taken advantage of by some. Yes...I agree

iam4u Joined Fri 10/13/06 Posts: 30096	Sat 03/13/10 11:38 PM
Didn't it get its start in our schools working hand and hand with desegregation, as to their reasoning to bus kids into other schools

Etrain Joined Wed 11/21/07 Posts: 19684	Sat 03/13/10 11:42 PM
Didn't it get its start in our schools working hand and hand with desegregation, as to their reasoning to bus kids into other schools Most likely was a start...just wonder if its necessary anymore...does busing still happen???

yellowrose10 Joined Tue 12/11/07 Posts: 52804	Sun 03/14/10 12:06 AM
IMO to some extent it's still needed but not a warped version. Racism and sexism are still alive (probably not as bad as a while back)

Etrain Joined Wed 11/21/07 Posts: 19684	Sun 03/14/10 12:25 AM
IMO to some extent it's still needed but not a warped version. Racism and sexism are still alive (probably not as bad as a while back) Sadly I don't think racism and sexism will ever go away

yellowrose10 Joined Tue 12/11/07 Posts: 52804	Sun 03/14/10 12:31 AM
I agree. It will never go away, but I think some have gotten smarter

msharmony Joined Mon 08/31/09 Posts: 61041	Sun 03/14/10 01:14 AM
Interesting...I wonder if anyone out there in Mingleland has ever been affected positively or negatively by affirmative action Well, being that AA is implemented 90 percent of the time when there is actual PROOF of discrimination, and being that discrimination, sexism, and racism still exist, Id say that it is needed.

Teditis Joined Sun 03/07/10 Posts: 3597	Sun 03/14/10 06:24 AM
I don't thinks it's needed until someone thinks it's needed, then I'm glad to see it work. I think it's still needed. There's always ppl who will take advantage of a well intended program... that says more about them then it does the program. I was once hired into a corporation based on my race because the powers that be had previously "over-hired" persons of other races an ppl started to complain. Incredibly messy scenario, a lot of hurt feelings all around... but at the workerbee level, we all got along fine and were happy to have good jobs. It's a wonky world.