To: tejek who wrote (176829 ) 10/20/2003 8:26:28 PM From: TimF Respond to What you said was that C.Powell's kids had more advantages then the average kid growing up. That comment implies discrimination was not an issue. You saw the report saying that with all other things being equal, short people make less $$$ than tall people. And yet, you continue to think that things are wonderful for people of color. Really, that's not been my experience. Maybe its working in a gov't town that gives you that viewpoint. Of course not.....and it wasn't a good idea to own slaves but they did. It wasn't a good idea to continue to discriminate against former slaves but they did. Now that the whites have finally accepted that blacks have to be treated equally, they want the slate wiped clean of hundreds of years of discrimination and abuse, and start the whole thing from scratch. Hey, we can argue it back and forth but the bottom line......its my belief that AA is good for all groups including white males Its just not possible to ignore the years of past discrimination. Plus, if you recognize that discrimination is still common, then how can you possibly expect minorities and women to get a fair shake when the most of the controls still reside with white males. It gives all groups except white males special consideration. Why do you think that is? Look around you.......how many actors of color are leading men.....I can count them on one hand If an apt. building has minority occupancy of more than 35%, within a year, it will be totally a minority building. At 35%, whites perceive that the building is over 50% minority and move as quick as they can. This is all stuff I learned developing and managing apt buildings.
