Reply #18: Okay...the basis of AA is sound

[MadMaddie]

to open the door for minorities, women and other identified groups....

I would like to pose a question to you;

Do you think that a mediocre even below average intelligent black man or women, white women after failing at every job they ever had, ruining company's along the way would have moved through their lives and eventually become President?

The answer is no....because the minority, woman and/or other identified group member would have been fired from their initial job at the first sign of not performing....You see these groups have to be smarter, work harder and prove themselves over and over to move one step ahead...

You see if you are a white male, you are indeed given (unwritten) privileges in this American society....(whether it's acknowledged or not)

Now that I have said that....AA is not perfect and it needs to be adjusted as the times and the years change.....

My personal story: My first name is Estella it is not a ethnic name and when I fill out applications I don't fill out the race check box....and when on the phone I don't have a voice that you can distinguish as black or white....Needless to say when I get into an interview....the utter surprise of the interviewee that I am Black/African American.....it is priceless.....:rofl: