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1StrongBlackMan

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11. When I first read of the Fisher Case ...

Wed Mar 20, 2013, 09:18 PM

Mar 2013

I immediately went to the Lower Court filings (That's where one finds all the facts of a case) ... and just as I thought, as in every "reverse discrimination" (whatever the hell that is) case, from Bakke forward, the Lower Court's findings of fact revealed better scoring, and also rejected, African-American and Hispanic candidates stood between her and her admission AND lower scoring white students that were admitted over her AND those better scoring African-American and Hispanic candidates.

But the media ignored all of that ... showing once again, many whites want to believe a Black person "took their spot", regardless of the facts.

I have moderated many a conversation where a company has hired (in one case) 200 workers (197 white and 3 non-white) and the 201 white person will claim that one of the three non-white hires "took their spot"; but apparently the thought een more qualifiednever crossed their mind that the 3 may have had better qualifications, or that even one of the 197 actually "took their spot."

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The White Student Suing to Overthrow Affirmative Action Was Too Dumb to Get Into Her Chosen College [View all] DonRedwood Mar 2013 OP

I wonder who's bankrolling her legal team Blue_Tires Mar 2013 #1

I'm not even sure how she can be suing in the first place. DonRedwood Mar 2013 #2

Like the others said, some RW group is trying to make her a political cause celebre... Blue_Tires Mar 2013 #4

I chortled at this paragraph: petronius Mar 2013 #3

She needs to team up with all of those persecuted Christians in Merica. n/t gordianot Mar 2013 #5

White folks just can't catch a break. xfundy Mar 2013 #6

Affirmative action does actually benefit poor whites as well Arcanetrance Mar 2013 #7

And ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2013 #12

Sounds like she's qualified for a job as Sarah Palin's assistant! n/t Unrepentant Fenian Mar 2013 #8

University of Texas already has enough Young Racist Republicans. Hoyt Mar 2013 #9

Thanks for posting Fantastic Anarchist Mar 2013 #10

Well ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2013 #13

When I first read of the Fisher Case ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2013 #11

If the judge sees her report card I bet this gets laughed out of court. Initech Mar 2013 #14

My comment: Quantess Mar 2013 #15

In my not politically correct view affirmitive action is perpetuating racism and should be dropped. xtraxritical Mar 2013 #16

how so? noiretextatique Mar 2013 #25

People who aren't qualified for jobs gollygee Mar 2013 #17

this was a successful rw divide and conquer issue noiretextatique Mar 2013 #27

Stupid fucking bitch. we can do it Mar 2013 #18

How the hell did an idiotic lawsuit like this get as far as the Supreme Court? tularetom Mar 2013 #19

You know how folks on the right like to call more leaning judges "activist judges?" gollygee Mar 2013 #20

Funny, I thought conservatives were against frivolous lawsuits n/t alp227 Mar 2013 #23

She's being bankrolled nicely. jeff47 Mar 2013 #24

I am against affirmative action, but in this case the more qualified students got in... Generation_Why Mar 2013 #21

then you don't understand history ZRT2209 Mar 2013 #31

in my view your view is simplistic and you have not read the relevant scholarship ZRT2209 Mar 2013 #32

So misguided, to see AA as some kind of injustice, rather than an admittedly imperfect attempt nomorenomore08 Mar 2013 #22

+1000 can't have ANY white person excluded noiretextatique Mar 2013 #26

Amen - according to some, it is far better that ZRT2209 Mar 2013 #33

Huh so a self entitled moron doesn't realize their stupid. Javaman Mar 2013 #28

how many times are we going to re-try this same case? ZRT2209 Mar 2013 #29

What's Sarah Palin doing now Politicalboi Mar 2013 #30