Top 10 Reasons Affirmative Action Is a Bad Idea
Affirmative action is the policy of giving preferential treatment to minorities, women, and other underrepresented groups. It is used in an attempt not only to eliminate discrimination, but to set right the effects of discrimination in the past. The policy was initiated in 1961 when President John F. Kennedy signed the Executive Order 10925, ordering all federally funded programs to take active steps to make sure that minority groups are employed and treated fairly. Later, it was expanded and even admission to institutions and access to healthcare, among others, have
been affected by the policy. Well, looking at the current status of our society today seems to indicate that the policy has been quite a success. However, many critics of affirmative action believe that the policy is no longer necessary and has to be eliminated as it already leads to more problems than solutions. The following reasons explain why affirmative action programs should no longer continue.10Affirmative action leads to reverse discrimination
Affirmative Action results in reverse discrimination
9It rewards wrong people
Affirmative Action rewards the wrong individuals
8It encourages people to seek easy access rather than work hard
Hard Work is the way to get ahead
7It devalues the person’s real accomplishments
Affirmative Action overshadows real accomplishment and tarnishes it
6It lowers standards and makes people less accountable.
Affirmative Action = Less Accountability
5It places a stigma on women and minorities
Affirmative Action stigmatizes
4It increases racial tension
Affirmative Action Causes Racial Tension
3It makes minorities struggle more
Affirmative Action hurts minorities
2It perpetuates social division
Affirmative Action defeats equal opportunity
1It pretends to solve a problem that no longer exist
It’s a brand new shiny world where there is no racism. Yup that’s right. Ahem…
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