Reverse Discrimination

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This paper introduces the topic of reverse discrimination. Specifically, it discusses how reverse discrimination holds back our educational process, and how many experts feel it applies to so many groups in America, including Jews, Asians and whites. Reverse discrimination is the process of admitting or hiring those who have been traditionally thought of as minorities, such as blacks or Hispanics, while overlooking other candidates who may be more suited for the job or school, because of minority "quotas" or the desire to add to the minority population of a school or company. It looks at how reverse discrimination exists and for education and the workplace to truly represent all facets of the American population, it ought to end, as it often overlooks some of the most qualified for someone to simply fill a minority "opening." It shows how it can sometimes ignore the raw talent of an individual, which is as unfair to the minorities, who may feel they got the position simply because of their race, rather than their talents and abilities.

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"Clearly, colleges and universities are coming under fire for discriminating against students who are not minorities. These students, who may shine academically, are not admitted because of their skin color or lack of it, while other, less deserving students are admitted simply to add to the school's ethnic diversity. In other academic areas, students may be admitted who excel in athletics, but do not excel scholastically. Again, a student who is more academically suited may not be admitted to make way for the athlete. This is extremely unfair to deserving students who have the intelligence and test scores necessary to excel in a university setting, but do not get the chance simply because they do not fit into the university's ethnic balancing act. To counteract these problems, many states have banned the use of ethnicity or race as a qualifier when admitting students to state universities and colleges."

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