How very interesting.
I am against this kind of affirmative action myself. I want to see no discrimination because of racial, ethnic, gender, sexual preference, etc. No protected class members should be treated either better, or worse, because of their membership in that class. It defeats much of the purpose of anti-discrimination laws, which is to make our society a more harmonious, less discriminatory, place.
I don't mind other forms of affirmative action. Like discriminating in favor of people with disadvantaged backgrounds. It SOUNDS like this law was written that way, but in the business world I do not think these laws work and I wish they would prohibit them. I still remember the exposes on minority owned businesses, that were in reality using minorities as fronts for white owned businesses.
I approve of affirmative action based on disadvantaged status for admittance to college, though. As long as there are programs in place to help those disadvantaged folks once they get in. |
