Dave wrote:

Maybe the fact that my kid didn't get extra points tacked on to her college
applications because of the color of her skin?

Maybe your kid should have applied to one of those snooty schools that does not
allow minorities... you *are* rich enough to afford one, right?



I'm lucky--my kid didn't need the extra points. But there are a hell of a
lot of others who have good reason to be ****ed at systems like the one
maintained by most colleges and universities either explicitly or by a wink
and a nod both before and after the U of M decision.

Let's put it this way... it would be nice if the system could be colorblind.
However it would not be nice if some kids had zero chance of getting into
college, no matter how smart they are or how hard they study, because of their
race, religion, or socio-economic background. And that has been the case all
too often.

Why should you be PO'd at minorities & affirmative action, your kid could just
as easily have been crowded out by a Bush or Cheney offspring... being rich,
affable, and well connected trumps everything else... no matter how dumb that
person is.

DSK