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Originally posted by Timber Loftis:
Ah, but use of skin color as a factor belittles their ability, too, doesn't it?
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Potentially, but that's what is called a trade-off. It differs greatly from the idea that less-qualified people are getting jobs based on skin color in the idea that using race as a factor helps gaurantee a diverse workforce/student body under the auspice that bigotry wont be tolerated from beginning to end. So if someone feels beltittled because race was used as a factor, they can take solace in that. It's a matter of perception IMO.
I bet the black law student who does study and does excel on all tests gets the job over the slack-jawed yokels who were bragging about not studing and getting a free ride. I also bet there are black students who know that and use it to their advantage.
Every system has its flaws and exploitations, one must weigh these flaws against the potential benifits.