The Brazil discussion today was interesting because it seemed to be different than many of the countries we have looked at. As mentioned, Brazil seems to ignore their race issues, and say they’re an accepting society even though they have huge racial problems. The question was brought up about affirmative action and whether or not it would help in Brazil. I think that it would help, but may cause problems like in the United States. I think with any kind of quota system or affirmative action, people feel resentment towards the people who are being helped. Because of this, I don’t know if these programs would help the racial issues in Brazil or hurt them even further. If people feel that these groups are having an advantage (even though the whites already do) they may not be inclined to go for this sort of thing. As mentioned in class, I think Brazil needs more work on other areas of racial issues first before tackling affirmative action.
Laura Kalinowski Post #25
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