Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site spar.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!decwrl!spar!ellis From: ellis@spar.UUCP (Michael Ellis) Newsgroups: net.politics,net.social,net.women,net.flame Subject: Re: Discrimination and Affirmative Action Message-ID: <366@spar.UUCP> Date: Wed, 26-Jun-85 10:23:31 EDT Article-I.D.: spar.366 Posted: Wed Jun 26 10:23:31 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 27-Jun-85 08:13:53 EDT References: <566@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP><449@unc.UUCP> <2973@cca.UUCP> <1059@mnetor.UUCP> Reply-To: ellis@spar.UUCP (Michael Ellis) Organization: Schlumberger Palo Alto Research, CA Lines: 14 Xref: watmath net.politics:9602 net.social:746 net.women:6106 net.flame:10823 Summary: In article <1059@mnetor.UUCP> clewis@mnetor.UUCP (Chris Lewis) writes: >Given that AA is not strictly fair in the short term, I personally >believe that in the short-term AA will not only be unfair, but in fact >generate MORE discrimination. But it is not unfair, because white males already have an advantage, at least in America. Even with AA. Removing AA will just widen the disparity. -michael