Race in the mind of an african american..

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Individuals are not thought to be “unqualified,” to use a rough term, because of affirmative action; such ideas persist in spite of the policy.

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<p>No, some of the thoughts of URMs’ being unqualified do stem from Affirmative Action. Again, I did not suggest that AA was the only cause. </p>

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You may believe that there is a potential, but I am not so trusting of the generosity of humanity. In this respect we differ.

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<p>Yes.</p>

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And again, your original statement that all URM acceptees to topflight institutions are “presumed unworthy,” while not necessarily crap is indeed misinformed.

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<p>No, it is accurate; there are definitely people who presume all URM acceptees to be unworthy of acceptance. I have seen it hundreds of times on CC and elsewhere, as have you I’m sure. Stating this is not a generalization.</p>