When being "too good" becomes a problem: positive discrimination for vegetarians and the LGBTQ+ comm
in Psychology ·
Amanda Morris3 said:In the United States, there’s actually a form of affirmative action in place to support Black students by guaranteeing them specific university quotas, which reminds me a little bit of how some certain veteran-affiliated programs worked back in the States last year where kids from those families were pretty much guaranteed a spot at college.
It's not even the same thing!!
Veterans (hey, someone post a list!—if there really were that many in just half a year, the war would have been over already) haven't spent centuries being treated like slaves in Brazil.
In the US, this applies to all minorities—Native Americans, Latinos, Black Americans, you name it.
The closest comparison you could make would be if—and dream on—Quincy had guaranteed quotas.
Back home, at Harvard Medical School, you get extra points on the entrance exam simply because you're male. And honestly? That's justified; we need more men in those professions, and they're definitely needed.
My take is that someone can belong to any group or hold any identity they want, but just that doesn't make them a good person..
There are bad people in every single subgroup and demographic imaginable.