Reply #2: I must agree with the person who made the first reply to this post. [View All]

AA=Alcoholics Anonymous...Lets call it by its'proper name;Affirmative Action

The discussion of Affirmative Action invariably leads to the consruct that somehow those in the majority will suffer some type of loss if those who did not historically have the same opportunity now have "may" a foot up, so to speak.

It never fails to amaze me the thre are still people who believe that the only reason a woman, African-American, Latino\a and Native Americans is because of some esoteric formulae used in assisting these folks reaching whatever level of accomplishment they have achieved.

Let's turn the argument on its' head; Why do some Anglo-Americans (not all) believe that some job or educational position is their due regardless of their ability to perform. Talk about entitlement programs.

You and I have experienced the incompetent middle manager or university professor, attorney civil servant; who would not be able to dress themselves without help.

It has been my experience that I and other men and women of color have to be twice as good as the least qualified Anglo in order to get that well deserved raise or promotion.

I realize this has been a long rant; biut your question seems to infer that the slave pay for his/her room and board.