The topic of Affirmative action is a commonly discussed subject. I am sure that all of us have discussed the subject many times prior to our class the other day and have all formed our opinions on the matter. Personally I think there are many benefits to affirmative action, yet in a way I feel as though it is just creating another problem in itself. In using affirmative action, aren't we just placing more of an emphasis on race and gender? If we are trying to break down these barriers and "level the playing field" then using race and gender to fill quotas or determine who gets a job or accepted into college, is just making the playing field even more divided. If there were a way to just leave race and gender out entirely that would be the best way to create more equal opportunities, but seeing how that is in most way impossible, the question of how to be level the playing field remains. I don't really know how we can change the root of the problem, I just feel that affirmative action is just an attempt to improve things while making matters worse at the same time.
Ryan Fleming blog post#16
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