Affirmative action is something that is very controversial, which is quite understandable. What you cannot deny is that it has made the only serious effort to ensure equality in important aspects of life such as education and careers. I think that we must all recognize this. Although it is not perfect, I believe that it is a step in the right direction. It has encouraged other organizations to review their own standards, which produced such new norms such as the Rooney Rule. It made those in power recognize that times were changing, and hopefully encouraged more open minds. Many were questioning in class on whether this law should still be in place. Do we really need this rule now? Are we beyond such discrimination in education and jobs that we can comfortably get rid of the rule? I think that we are definitely in a better place than we were, but we still have a long way to go. Instead of abandoning such legislation (which some newspaper articles I read want to do) we should try to modernize it and make it fit in with today's issues. We must still confront racism and poverty, and I believe that using affirmative action will be affective in this.
Staci Becker Post #17
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