Why is prejudice wrong? I don't know. Why does 2+2=4?
I don't understand what you mean.
No, why is it wrong to draw conclusions based on race? Are you arguing that the average black student is not worse off than the average white student? If not, why do you think we should ignore this fact when considering how fit an applicant might be?
If you start at the 50 yard line and I start at the 10 yard line and you cross the goal line 1 yard in front of me should we ignore that I actually ran an extra 40 yards in the same time?
Any attempt? C'mon - baloney. There are plenty of good ways to combat racism, one of which is to give all races the impression that laws, policies, and institutions generally look upon them without prejudice.
The status quo isn't racist. Looking at college applications without regard for race is the exact opposite of racist.
The status quo is basically the dictionary definition of racist. There are some people who have advantages in life leading up to the college admissions process that is in large part due to their race. You are saying that we should ignore these advantages, which systematically helps some races over others. This is racism.
I'm not ignoring them. I don't think most reasonable people ignore them. But you don't commit individual injustices in the name of collective justice.
Uhmm, we literally do that every day, including numerous individual injustices on black people, particularly black students. It's actually what you're advocating for here.
There isn't one policy to rule them all. Many private and public advocacy groups and policies come together to help previously oppressed groups rise up into society. Having access to one shouldn't be a reason to eliminate another.
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