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blumpkinmania t1_iu7ldry wrote

Reply to comment by locks_are_paranoid in TIL that Richard Feynman, one of the greatest theoretical physicists ever, was rejected admission to Columbia University because of his Jewish ancestry and instead went to MIT. by icbm67

Racial diversity is a good thing.

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Hapankaali t1_iu868xi wrote

Discrimination is not.

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blumpkinmania t1_iu8j066 wrote

It’s not a civil service. Whomever earns the best SAT score doesn’t automatically gain entrance.

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Thickensick t1_iu8j9xv wrote

Super complex topic! Applying unfairness to address unfairness.

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blumpkinmania t1_iu8m5ca wrote

No. It’s only super complex to repubs who want to figure out to deny black folks entrance.

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Thickensick t1_iu8pcer wrote

Orrrrr…. This is also about Asians being excluded and having different standards applied to them due to their minority status.

The parent comment of “Racial diversity is a good thing” being down voted also suggests it’s a super complex topic.

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blumpkinmania t1_iu8q9yz wrote

No. It’s a bunch of racist white folks who think denying black folks entrance to Harvard will somehow elevate them. If test scores were the only criteria Harvard would be half Asian. Harvard is under no obligation to only use test scores for entrance.

28% of this years FR class is Asian-American. Asian-Americans make up 8% of the USA. They’re not discriminated against as a whole when it comes to Harvard admission.

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no_step t1_iu8y69y wrote

The Supreme Court has a case before it regarding this very thing. We'll know in a few weeks if it's illegal discrimination

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blumpkinmania t1_iu96ezy wrote

Isn’t that awesome. A bunch of white nationalist Christians are in charge of what’s allowable in this country.

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blumpkinmania t1_iu96qp9 wrote

I don’t know what that has to with Harvard. No group is being discriminated against by Harvard.

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blumpkinmania t1_iuaq6pj wrote

No. They are not. Asian Americans make up 28% of the FR class and about 8% of the total American pop. They are over represented at Harvard. And using woke like that makes you a moron.

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Hapankaali t1_iuaijm8 wrote

The better way to address the problem is to create a level playing field: eliminate poverty and provide universal access to high-quality primary and secondary education. How can we ever convince people to not discriminate based on irrelevant traits when the system does it itself?

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rmphys t1_iu8ui1t wrote

I'm sure the people encouraging Jewish quotas told themselves the same thing.

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blumpkinmania t1_iu8vo9r wrote

Harvard is almost 30% Asian American while the population of Asian Americans in America is under 10%. Asian Americans as a whole are not discriminated against in Harvard admissions.

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willc1984 t1_iu8wff5 wrote

That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard.

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