US supreme court strikes down affirmative action

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Live updates: Supreme Court decision on affirmative action
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"I want to attend your school just like my grandfather" = This is fine

"I want to attend your school because my grandfather wasn't allowed to" = This is not

Think about that for a second.

Legacy admissions shouldn't be a thing either, imo. It should be 100% about merit.

Absolutely.

And until that's the case, there's a clear double standard that benefits white people.

A pure merit-based approach also overwhelming benefits white people though, because they have a lot more generational income to help their kids get ahead in life.

Hook me up with that generational wealth. The ATM doesn’t accept race as a condition for providing money.

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