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From: petersen@ucbvax.ARPA (David A. Petersen)
Newsgroups: net.politics,net.social,net.women,net.flame
Subject: Re: Discrimination and Affirmative Action
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Date: Mon, 3-Jun-85 01:59:34 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jun  3 01:59:34 1985
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In article <598@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP> beth@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP (Beth Christy) writes:
>From: scott@hou2g.UUCP (Scott Berry the Unbeliever),
>Message-ID: <478@hou2g.UUCP>:
>
>>Let's get something straight:
>>
>>	1. "Equal Opportunity" is a FAIR SHOT. 
>>
>>	2. "Affirmative Action" is MORE THAN a
>>	   fair shot and in fact represents
>>	   discrimination on basis of race and sex.
>>
>>			SJBerry
>
>I'm assuming that "Affirmative Action" is a requirement that a company's
>payroll be (on the order of) 51% females and (on the order of) 11% blacks at
>all levels of employment.  This reflects the current proportion of females
>and blacks in the population as a whole.  Is that what you think it means?
>If so, why do you think that such a requirement offers "MORE THAN a fair
>shot" to females and blacks?  Please elaborate.
>
>-- 
>
>--JB                                          Life is just a bowl.

Would you like to enforce these conditions on Pro Basketball?

	Herbert Ko