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randys1

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24. You are right, advantage is the wrong word...equality would be better there

Reply to 1StrongBlackMan (Reply #23)

Fri Jan 16, 2015, 03:11 PM

Jan 2015

Given everything we know, affirmative action merely attempts to level the playing field

See how well ingrained racism and white superiority is in all of us white folks!

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Race, diversity [View all] clydefrand Jan 2015 OP

What is this regarding? JustAnotherGen Jan 2015 #1

Affirmative action, such a terrible thing randys1 Jan 2015 #2

I noticed that too in the OP JustAnotherGen Jan 2015 #5

Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2015 #9

Hi - welcome to DU - Saving for example holly moon JustAnotherGen Jan 2015 #12

Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2015 #13

No problem JustAnotherGen Jan 2015 #14

Right here at DU, so IMAGINE how bad this shit is on the right randys1 Jan 2015 #15

I know JustAnotherGen Jan 2015 #16

I just wrote a OP for GD that I deleted, titled "Listen up, you racist assholes" randys1 Jan 2015 #18

Amazingly, Name Removed ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #25

That's name removed for ya! JustAnotherGen Jan 2015 #30

I beg to differ ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #23

You are right, advantage is the wrong word...equality would be better there randys1 Jan 2015 #24

LOL ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #27

I am lucky I had a mother who taught me what she did... randys1 Jan 2015 #28

If you don''t know clydefrand Jan 2015 #3

So it's not part of a general set of posts JustAnotherGen Jan 2015 #4

1,000,000 ismnotwasm Jan 2015 #6

Honest question YarnAddict Jan 2015 #17

Because - JustAnotherGen Jan 2015 #19

Interesting to get your perspective YarnAddict Jan 2015 #20

More managers like me JustAnotherGen Jan 2015 #21

Continued vigilance in the areas noted to have a lack of diversity... Viligilance including ... uponit7771 Jan 2015 #26

So affirmative action is bad? randys1 Jan 2015 #10

what the hell are you talking about? La Lioness Priyanka Jan 2015 #7

An even better question than mine! JustAnotherGen Jan 2015 #8

Any green aliens that land on earth won't need our help dissentient Jan 2015 #11

We have NEVER had laws ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #22

You've been watching too much Fox News gollygee Jan 2015 #29

The bigger objective of Affirmative Action is ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #31

Aware of second point gollygee Jan 2015 #32

Gee ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #34

What is this about? Funny how the only rec is now banned LG. uppityperson Jan 2015 #33