Since the 1960s, Americans have regularly debated the merits of policies favoring members of groups frequently targeted by discrimination. Here are the pros and cons of affirmative action:
PROS
Diversifies bank’s pool of future student loan debtors
Allows white people to feel good about the places they go to school
Most convenient way for racists to call into question minorities’ achievements
Protects equality in the workplace for next few years until androids replace entire U.S. workforce
Intermediate Fiction Seminar could really benefit from having a wider variety of voices
Easiest way for nation to skate by doing the bare minimum to address pervasive racial inequality
CONS
Nation’s long history of racial grievances already solved by Civil Rights Act of 1957
Distracts from true measures of academic preparedness, such as SAT scores and parents’ presence on school’s alumni board
Acknowledges existence of race
Some students might arrive on campus unprepared for the cutthroat sorority rush process
My Declan definitely should’ve gotten into Penn
Is potentially unfavorable to a different group of people than usual
