Race in the mind of an african american..

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The inferiority of certain applicants is not even a question for some; affirmative action is conveniently there to “prove” their belief.

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<p>I agree, as I have indicated repeatedly.</p>

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What I’m saying is this: the existence of affirmative action is irrelevant to the foundation of that belief.

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<p>For many, yes. But I’m still not clear on your position on this:</p>

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If you agree that “there are definitely people who presume all URM acceptees to be unworthy of acceptance” and that AA is the reason for some of those presumptions, then you agree with my original statement because they are semantically equivalent.

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