Top 10 percent rule is unfair

creolan
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:55:38 +0000

Jmanco49:
It might be that attending college opens your eyes and allows you to be more socially aware. You understand that the world is not just BLACK and WHITE but in fact a RAINBOW of variables.

Joking or not, it’s disheartening to see an ignorant (google ignorant for the full definition, if you don’t see why your post was ignorant) post such as this. It is especially surprising that it is coming from someone choosing to develop themselves intellectually. You will not go far in college, or in life, if you can’t change your perspective on things.

The 10% rule as well as affirmative action, may not make all too much sense to you right now. Maybe once you step foot on campus for your first day of orientation and meet your fellow students from every different background imaginable, that sense will start to kick it.

P.S. Go to pbs.com and search for “Brazil in Black and White.” Something I think you all should do if you want a different perspective on affirmative action.