Today I'll be arguing why affirmative action is not a positive thing, in fact it’s racist. Even though in the beginning its intentions were well intended, it is ultimately unfair and unsuccessful.
When President Roosevelt declared in 1941, "There shall be no discrimination in the employment of workers in defense industries and in Government, because of race, creed, color, or national origin”, he was trying to right a wrong. Black workers were not being given equal opportunities and they rose up to fight it.
While its intention was good, to ensure that “applicants are employed, and …treated without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, etc…”, what it has ended up causing is the exact opposite. Employment and college enrollment are being conducted in some cases based SOLELY on race. Rather than encouraging harmony and integration, preferences have divided campuses and caused civil disturbance.
For instance, two candidates could have the exact same qualifications, but one candidate could potentially be chosen over the other strictly on the basis of his/her race to fill racial quotas. Treatment of a person based on their race is simply racist and wrong.
No one of ANY race should be given an advantage over another based solely on the color of their skin. As Martin Luther King stated, “We should judge a man by the content of his character and not his skin”.
If we truly want to consider each other equals, race should never be a qualifier on school applications, or employment applications. If we want “a color-blind society” , as put forth by Dr. Martin Luther King, affirmative action cannot be a part of it.
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