Positive discrimination
Anyone in favour of it?

Even if by doing it some sort of barrier or culture gets changed that makes everything fairer in the future?
(Land of Green Ginger It's dreamy weather, Fri 5 Jun 2009, 13:44, 19 replies, latest was 17 years ago)

yay
lets talk about race again.

First person to say something stupid gets a patronising reply from me.
(PsychoChomp, Fri 5 Jun 2009, 13:45, Reply)

What do you do when you say something stupid?

( girlinthehole, Fri 5 Jun 2009, 13:46, Reply)

I expect abuse,

(PsychoChomp, Fri 5 Jun 2009, 13:47, Reply)

He just sits there all day banging his face against the monitor in penitance

( WormuIus, Fri 5 Jun 2009, 13:49, Reply)

The situation
I'm dealing with is one of gender, but the same applies really. The debate always gets dragged down into some sort of vicious flaming and/or trolling, so it's hard to know what people really, reasonably think.
(Land of Green Ginger It's dreamy weather, Fri 5 Jun 2009, 13:50, Reply)

I don't hink you can expect serious debate on this website.

( girlinthehole, Fri 5 Jun 2009, 14:01, Reply)

Perhaps
Can't find one elsewhere either though, thought it was worth a try.

Everyone's got an agenda, and there is a shitload of bad science when it comes to gender equality.
(Land of Green Ginger It's dreamy weather, Fri 5 Jun 2009, 14:04, Reply)

Meritocracy, please.

(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Fri 5 Jun 2009, 13:47, Reply)

Wormulus endorses this.

( WormuIus, Fri 5 Jun 2009, 13:49, Reply)

silly, vague term.
Specious reasoning, totally inpracticle.

silly seb.
(PsychoChomp, Fri 5 Jun 2009, 13:57, Reply)

What?

(Land of Green Ginger It's dreamy weather, Fri 5 Jun 2009, 14:04, Reply)

exactly.

(PsychoChomp, Fri 5 Jun 2009, 14:05, Reply)

You make a persuasive argument

(Land of Green Ginger It's dreamy weather, Fri 5 Jun 2009, 14:09, Reply)

I was impressed with your "what?" response

(PsychoChomp, Fri 5 Jun 2009, 14:12, Reply)

Why?

(Land of Green Ginger It's dreamy weather, Fri 5 Jun 2009, 14:14, Reply)

How about
if you were the ones benefitting?

Say, if you're a working class male, would you approve positive discrimination to get more of you into university?
(Land of Green Ginger It's dreamy weather, Fri 5 Jun 2009, 13:51, Reply)

No such thing as positive discrimination in my book.
It's still discrimination, however you dress it up.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 5 Jun 2009, 14:08, Reply)