Discrimination
I wanted to write about other, lighthearted topics today, but since the Supreme Court dropped another horrific decision today, this one dismantling affirmative action in university admissions, it's more important to discuss.Here's the problem. Conservatives lose their mind over affirmative action because it's discrimination. Wait, let me fix that: it's discrimination! And discrimination, when it happens to white people, is horrific!
Funny how that works.
When public school funding is massively disproportionate based on school district income, though (which disproportionately affects minorities), that doesn't seem to be discrimination, or not the "right" kind of discrimination for them to be outraged about.
And if those poor school districts usually have high minority populations because income is grossly skewed after literally centuries of endemic structural discrimination, well, that doesn't count, either.
Never mind that affirmative action was never mandated. It was a tool for universities who wished to use it to reduce racial disparity in college admissions.
The whole conservative argument is so hypocritical it defies belief.
Always remember: elections matter.
Always remember: elections matter.
Now comes the irony, because all of these people celebrating don't realize that Title IX will be next on the chopping block. Against race-based admissions, but totally supportive of equality in college athletics because it gives your daughter a better chance at an athletic scholarship?
Sorry about that. Leopards eat all the faces. They don't discriminate.
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