Affirmative Action – Is It Still Relevant?
Written by: Kim Sawyer
This is always a sticky subject to talk about because there are strong feelings about affirmative action from the people who are for it and from the people who are against it. We all know that affirmative action was implemented to try to level the playing field for minorities here in the United States. I mean, we can’t deny that in the past, minorities were denied housing, jobs, medical care, schooling, etc. due to their race and affirmative action was enacted to prevent this from happening. But has affirmative action been succesful? Personally, I think so, but there are many who disagree with me.
I remember when Clarence Thomas said he was opposed to affirmative action. The Black community was up in arms! They were like, what?!! A Black man, who, if it weren’t for affirmative action, would not be sitting on the Supreme Court, is opposed to the policy that helped get him there?!!! Oh, the travesty! And now, we have a newly-elected Black President. Now the opponents of affirmative action really say America no longer needs affirmative action because we now have a minority running the country. But is that necessarily true?
There are those who have been victims of what is called reverse affirmative action wherein a White person or non-minority, who may be more qualified, is denied a job because the company needs to hire a minority to fill their affirmative action quota. In instances such as these, I disagree. I think the company should hire the best person qualified for the job, but that’s not how the real world works, right?
So, tell me 7DayBuzz readers, do you think affirmative action is still relevant? Especially since we now have a Black President? I’m really curious to hear your thoughts.
Tags: affirmative action, Black President, Clarence Thomas, job quotas, minorities
March 12th, 2009 at 11:15 am
I’m all for giving extra help to people who need it to get started but this has really gotten out of control. There’s another side to this that many of you may not be aware of. Both of my brothers were fire fighters in California and there were many times that they were forced to work with unqualified people who were simply hired to fill a quota. This is true in the police departments, the medical field, and many other critical areas as well. These workers often put lives at risk with their inability to do the job correctly. I worked with people in the medical field who were hired under affirmative action and I have seen the kind of problems that result from this and I can tell you it’s downright dangerous. I’ve heard secretaries give medical advice to patients that had the potential to cause serious problems, even death. It’s not fair to hire someone to do a job they are not qualified or suited for just because they are a minority. This really does nothing to help their self esteem or encourage them to better themselves because they usually end up being resented by their co workers who have to carry them. I think people should be hired based on their willingness to work hard and learn, rather than being handed a job that they are not really qualified to do. We should worry more about educating them through college or trade schools. But even with this kind of help no one will succeed if they lack drive and motivation. It’s going to be difficult to motivate people to improve their lives if the welfare state continues to grow.
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