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12/17/2002 08:10:00 PM | Brad Plumer Re: Diversity in Admissions Thanks, that was really helpful... Just briefly... (since I haven't thought overly much about affirmative action and probably need time to hash out a whopping stance and the like...) I've heard two arguments against affirmative action that sound nifty, but I have no idea if they sound nifty to people "in the know". One is that minorities that benefit from affirmative action are stigmatized by their peers, not respected nearly as much because they haven't "earned" their position. The other is that minorities actually feel inadequate because they received a free ride (I think D'Souza brings this one up... others too). The first seems to me a product of framing the affirmative action debate with a particular and frequent example. We always hear about the supremely well-qualified white guy who gets passed over in favor of the much lesser qualified minority. This probably very rarely happens. Yes, I've met some minorities at Dartmouth who I don't respect intellectually. I've also met plenty of white people towards whom I feel the exact same way. And I'm sure I've provoked more than a few people to think that of me... LOTS of people fudge their way into elite institutions. I don't see why affirmative action is special in that regards. As for the second... no idea. Is this a problem? No one I know feels this way, but I don't know everyone, and my personal anecdotes probably don't pass off as solid arguments, alas... perma link |
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