Duke Class of 2017 RD Discussion

poetgrl
Thu, 28 Mar 2013 08:05:27 +0000

Fact of the matter is Affirmative Action happens and if you’re White or Asian it sucks, but there’s not much we can do about it.



Actually, fact of the matter is that this is a far more damaging and dangerous comment than what Philovitist said. This is a subversive assumption that the poster at whom Watchmaster directed such racist comments was not qualified for admission, when, quite frankly, they obviously were.

Watchmaster’s comment was an 11 on the 1-10 offensiveness scale, and any member of any minority would respond accordingly, and should respond accordingly.

But, between the two: watchmaster’s obvious racist statement and assumptions, Philo’s defense, lies your covert assumption that this was AA when it was not. You have plenty of work to do on your own underlying beliefs before you worry about “how” another poster is addressing an offensive comment.