I'm old enough to bear witness to the good that affirmative action has done. It did have a down side in that even people who were trying to be non-racist often wondered, is this person really competent or an incompetent affirmative action token? People will generally call that racism, but for the years between initial programs and black …
I'm old enough to bear witness to the good that affirmative action has done. It did have a down side in that even people who were trying to be non-racist often wondered, is this person really competent or an incompetent affirmative action token? People will generally call that racism, but for the years between initial programs and black professionals proving their worth their were such questions? We now call those doubts micro aggressions. That is not trivial. Just as prescription medicine has a long page of possible adverse side effects, good programs also have adverse side effects that cannot be completely ignored.
I'm old enough to bear witness to the good that affirmative action has done. It did have a down side in that even people who were trying to be non-racist often wondered, is this person really competent or an incompetent affirmative action token? People will generally call that racism, but for the years between initial programs and black professionals proving their worth their were such questions? We now call those doubts micro aggressions. That is not trivial. Just as prescription medicine has a long page of possible adverse side effects, good programs also have adverse side effects that cannot be completely ignored.