Affirmative Action / Preference / Racism
rac-ism [rey-siz-uhm]
noun. a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to rule others.
Affirmative action requires the selection of a person/service/item not be based on the performance/quality of the person/service/item but based solely on the origin of the person/service/item.
Rallying against affirmative action is not racist, supporting it is.
noun. a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to rule others.
Affirmative action requires the selection of a person/service/item not be based on the performance/quality of the person/service/item but based solely on the origin of the person/service/item.
Rallying against affirmative action is not racist, supporting it is.
posted by Steve @ 10:07 AM
2 Comments:
At 12:13 AM,
Anonymous said…
Absolutely right on the mark! Short, and to the point. I appreciate the reference to the definition of the word, seeing as semantics seems to creep into our society of "feelings vs. actuality." Please keep the words of wisdom coming!...a fellow AMERICAN, student of history, and a concerned citizen.
At 8:16 PM,
Andreia said…
racism should not be a way of live... Hitler sent to his concentration camps thousands of Jewish people just beacuse they were from a different creed... Apertheid divided the white from the black...
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