<p>Phil</p>
<p>Because that is what race based admissions is. They hold certain groups to a lower standard because of their race. </p>
<p>“How superficial is that?”</p>
<p>It’s not. Saying “that person is a different color than I am so they must be different” is superficial. Superficial is not looking beyond the surface of a person, e.i. the color of their skin, and making decisions based on that. Maybe if you looked deeper into their lives, you would see they aren’t so different. </p>
<p>Sure there are differences in culture, there are differences in culture between everyone. Japanese and Chinese have different cultures, what does that have to do with their ability to do well in school? </p>
<p>“You’re missing out on a very basic reason colleges are still allowed to use race in their admissions decisions.”</p>
<p>What is that reason exactly?</p>
<p>“You’re telling me that I cannot safely generalize that African Americans have an African American background”</p>
<p>First of all, no you can’t. An African American child from a Caribbean family would have a different background than a child from an African background than a child who is 8th generation American. There isn’t an “African American” background.</p>
<p>What you can’t generalize is that every child of a particular race faces horrible hardships and gets made fun off for doing well in school. It’s simply not true and is a stereotype. How are a 8th generation American black child who grew up next to an 8th generation American white child and went to the same school any different? Because of the color of their skin? </p>
<p>“You think colleges don’t encourage kids from all backgrounds to succeed.”</p>
<p>By saying “if you are a certain color, you can aim for less than everyone else but get the same result” colleges are discouraging minority students from succeeding among their peers, not just their race. </p>
<p>“I’m still waiting for the easy refutation.”</p>
<p>For what? For compensatory admissions?</p>