Ian Carrillo 's avatar

Ian Carrillo

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Race is still factored in. White applicants get to keep the advantages they've accrued through systemic racism without any countervailing forces.

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Megan E. Zombi's avatar Megan E. Zombi @zombiscribe.bsky.social
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“Race isn’t factored in” Legacy admissions…

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rifka the unhinged fat activist's avatar rifka the unhinged fat activist @rifka.bsky.social
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If abuse of systemic advantages accrued through bigotry is wrong then use alt text, or ask for help using alt4me

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's avatar @thegrumpydad.bsky.social
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Wow … absolutely awful take

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Madame Hardy's avatar Madame Hardy @madamehardy.bsky.social
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Legacy admissions: evenly available to all races and ethnicities. Nod nod.

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jdrphotos.redbubble.com's avatar jdrphotos.redbubble.com @creativemercury.bsky.social
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Yep

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Carl Nyberg 's avatar Carl Nyberg @carlnyberg312.bsky.social
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Something tells me that on medical school admissions the process isn't going to swing toward Asians & women as much as much as neutral consideration of grades & test scores should.

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's avatar @hapchem.bsky.social
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1) "If I can't see it it isn't there." 2) It's the "plausible deniability" model of racial "fairness" - it worked great for Iran-Contra, now it can work great for universities, too!

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Dominique Baker's avatar Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social
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Rarely do people want to engage with this reality

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Pwnallthethings's avatar Pwnallthethings @pwnallthethings.bsky.social
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legacy admissions is affirmative action for rich white kids, let's be real

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WASMBAPPEN's avatar WASMBAPPEN @makeitsnow.bsky.social
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if you like your privilege, you can keep it

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Ginnette Powell's avatar Ginnette Powell @caffeinehusky.bsky.social
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And Asians can congratulate themselves on holding the gun that shot them in the foot

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Steffani Cameron's avatar Steffani Cameron @snarkysteff.bsky.social
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Oof. Race has always been factored in. What silliness.

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r's avatar r @recombobulating.bsky.social
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There is no race neutral model. There are models that enable racism and discrimination and models which fight against racism and discrimination.

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Dan Murphy's avatar Dan Murphy @bungdan.bsky.social
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Stares in the death of needs blind admission policies.

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fulana de tal's avatar fulana de tal @soulamami.bsky.social
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Whiteness is the default

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Shani 🫧🍉's avatar Shani 🫧🍉 @blerdmommy.bsky.social
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Alt text

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's avatar @jak1201.bsky.social
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10 years from now - major newspapers “Why are black and brown students falling behind in the job market?” It’s a mystery!

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Sylvia Izzo Hunter's avatar Sylvia Izzo Hunter @sylwrites.bsky.social
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Any admissions policy that yeets affirmative action but hangs onto legacy admissions is lying to itself and everyone else.

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Sean's avatar Sean @publichealth.bsky.social
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this headline is badddddd

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's avatar @keikiokaaina.bsky.social
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I thought that, too, but wasn't able to articulate it as well as you just did.

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Mystical Creature's avatar Mystical Creature @mintpossum.bsky.social
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They get help concocting stories about how they're well-rounded leaders and athletes in sports that are explcitly designed to be expensive but easy, at schools where their fuck-up reputations are laundered into near-valedictorian status.

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Queer and Pleasant Danger's avatar Queer and Pleasant Danger @monsterologist.bsky.social
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Exactly this.

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William Li's avatar William Li @williamlidc.bsky.social
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These fucking people

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Huey's avatar Huey @hueycallison.bsky.social
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OLD AND BUSTED: "Black President, racism over" NEW HOTNESS: "Affirmative Action cancelled, racism over"

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