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US supreme court rules against affirmative action in Harvard and UNC cases (kbin.social)

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From The Guardian

So Affirmative Action is basically dead for college admissions, further dismantling Civil Rights era legislation.

Way to go, SCOTUS. /s

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Some of the people celebrating this have the notion that it will primarily help white kids. I suspect these people will be in for a rude awakening.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It helps rich white kids. A group that we really need to think about helping more because they have it so tough.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

realistically it will help high-achieving east-asian first- and second- generation immigrants.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

The people celebrating this are celebrating that it hurts Black and Hispanic students. White kids might get helped, or might not, but that was never really the goal.