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Question: What myths about affirmative action do you believe? Myth 1: The only way to create a color-blind society is to adopt color-blind policies. Although this statement sounds intuitively plausible, the reality is that color-blind policies often put racial minorities at a disadvantage. For instance, all else being equal, color-blind seniority systems tend to protect White workers against job layoffs, because senior employees are usually White because of historical discrimination. Likewise, color-blind college admissions favor White students because of their earlier educational advantages. Unless preexisting inequities are corrected or otherwise taken into account, color-blind policies do not correct racial injustice -- they reinforce it. Myth 2: Affirmative action has not succeeded in increasing female and minority representation. Several studies have documented important gains in racial and gender equality as a direct result of affirmative action. For example, according to a report from the U.S. Labor Department, affirmative action has helped 5 million minority members and 6 million White and minority women move up in the workforce. Likewise, a study sponsored by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs showed that federal contractors (who were required to adopt affirmative action goals) added Black and White female officials and managers at twice the rate of non-contractors. There have also been a number of well-publicized cases in which large companies (e.g., AT&T, IBM, Sears Roebuck) increased minority employment as a result of adopting affirmative action policies. Myth 3: Affirmative action may have been necessary 30 years ago, but the playing field is fairly level today. Despite the progress that has been made, the playing field is far from level. Women continue to earn 76 cents for every male dollar. Black people continue to have twice the unemployment rate of White people, largely due to discrimination, according to data gathered by the EEOC. Myth 4: The public doesn't support affirmative action anymore. Public opinion polls suggest that the majority of Americans support affirmative action, especially when the polls avoid an all-or-none choice between affirmative action as it currently exists and no affirmative action whatsoever. For example, a Time/CNN poll found that 80% of the public felt "affirmative action programs for minorities and white women should be continued at some level." What the public opposes are quotas, set-asides, and "reverse discrimination." For instance, when the same poll asked people whether they favored programs "requiring businesses to hire a specific number or quota of minorities and women," 63% opposed such a plan. As these results indicate, most members of the public oppose racial preferences that violate notions of procedural justice -- they do not oppose affirmative action. Myth 5: A large percentage of White workers will lose out if affirmative action is continued. Government statistics do not support this myth. According to the U.S. Commerce Department, there are 1.3 million unemployed Black civilians and 112 million employed White civilians (U.S. Bureau of the Census, 2000). Thus, even if every unemployed Black worker in the United States were to displace a White worker, only 1% of Whites would be affected. Furthermore, affirmative action pertains only to job-qualified applicants, so the actual percentage of affected Whites would be a fraction of 1%. The main sources of job loss among White workers have to do with factory relocations and labor contracting outside the United States, computerization and automation, and corporate downsizing. Two, are all Whites qualified for the jobs they hold?! No. Myth 6: If Jewish people and Asian Americans can rapidly advance economically, African Americans should be able to do the same. This comparison ignores the unique history of discrimination against Black people in America. As historian Roger Wilkins has pointed out, Blacks have a 375-year history on this continent: 245 involving slavery, 100 involving legalized discrimination, and only 30 involving anything else. Jews and Asians, on the other hand, are populations that immigrated to North America and included doctors, lawyers, professors, and entrepreneurs among their ranks. Moreover, European Jews are able to function as part of the White majority. To expect Blacks to show the same upward mobility as Jews and Asians is to deny the historical and social reality that Black people face. Myth 7: You can't cure discrimination with discrimination. The problem with this myth is that it uses the same word -- discrimination -- to describe two very different things. Job discrimination is grounded in prejudice and exclusion, whereas affirmative action is an effort to overcome prejudicial treatment through inclusion. The most effective way to cure society of exclusionary practices is to make special efforts at inclusion, which is exactly what affirmative action does. The logic of affirmative

Answer: Regarding Myth 1: ---"senior employees are usually White because of historical discrimination." --- I doubt there are the same senior employees as there were 30 years ago, if they're even alive. Many men/women of all races rise the ranks due to hard work and determination (black men/women included). ---"color-blind college admissions favor White students because of their earlier educational advantages" --- This is positively absurd. Public school has made it where all kids can go to school starting at a very young age (kindergarten) and if schooling is bad in that region, it hurts all races and genders, not just one or two particular groups. And things such as AP classes and IB classes in some areas can be achieved by any and all races and genders, they only require hard work (which everyone is fully capable of giving). There should be no advantage given to someone based on race or gender when it comes to college admission (this only hurts and causes tension). To assume that people of different races or genders couldn't achieve the scores and such to get into a college ONLY ON THE BASIS OF their race or gender is highly racist and sexist. People are born with the same opportunity and it is their drive, not their race or gender, which determines their success. Regarding Myth 2: If they (people of any race or gender who were hired) had the qualifications to do the job, then by all means, power to them. Otherwise, and there ARE cases of this "otherwise", it was entirely unfair. People should be able to choose who works for them anyway, as that is an important part of business. This also gives fodder to racist people who apply for a job, but are turned down. This has happened firsthand to my family; people threatened a lawsuit because they weren't hired due to race/gender/whatever, when in fact, they just didn't have the qualifications. Regarding Myth 3: Of course the EEOC will say that (they are a biased, and therefore, unreliable source for statistics). I admit the women earning less thing is important, but it doesn't require affirmative action, it requires women to group together and speak up. The other statistic does not mean people are being discriminatory either. Medicaid and welfare is given to many people, a large percentage of which are black (just matter-of-factly). This kind of action, when given to any race or gender, does not encourage people to work for a living (why should anyone work when they can be given something; there is no incentive). Also, since I I know many blacks specifically ARE employed, the incentive is not there to rise higher maybe due to the added supplement welfare provides. This is true for any race/gender, as evidenced by the USSR and their "community farms" for example. While many people (of all genders and races) can and have risen above this, some are still below. A beautiful thing about America is if there is a will, there is certainly a way. Regarding Myth 4: ---"affirmative action programs for minorities and white women should be continued at some level." --- "at some level" are the key words here. Without specification people can assume anything from almost none in daily life to AA all over the place. In addition, CNN is not a bipartisan news source at all. It is most assuredly liberal. --- "most members of the public oppose racial preferences that violate notions of procedural justice -- they do not oppose affirmative action." --- You are just using fancy words here. Affirmative Action is of course a violation of procedural justice, at least for all those cases when people who satisfy the quota are chosen, even if they are less qualified. For all others reading this: "Procedural justice concerns the fairness of the processes by which decisions are made--as contrasted with the distributive justice (fairness in the distribution of rights or resources) and corrective justice (fairness in the rectification of wrongs). Some theories of procedural justice hold that a fair procedure can render the outcomes it produces just, even if they do not satisfy the requirements of distributive or corrective justice. Distributive justice concerns what is just or right with respect to the allocation of goods (or utility) in a society." (Source: http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia… Regarding Myth 5: "Furthermore, affirmative action pertains only to job-qualified applicants, so the actual percentage of affected Whites would be a fraction of 1%." --- "AA pertains only to job-qualified applicants" - You know darn good and well that this is not always true. And why should a competent person who already knows their job requirements and such be replaced with another competent person without such knowledge? If AA suddenly reversed itself, it would not be okay so why should it be considered okay now? ---"Two, are all Whites qualified for the jobs they hold?! No." --- No they may not be in which case the free market system and people's want to profit and do well in business will eventually lead them to abandon these people if they feel it to be necessary. To deliberately force them out would be to abandon the capitalist system. Regarding Myth 6: "Jews and Asians, on the other hand, are populations that immigrated to North America and included doctors, lawyers, professors, and entrepreneurs among their ranks" --- This is the main reason I responded. You should read up on your history. Jews came to America and for over two centuries in some states, they did not even have voting rights (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_… Many also came and rose the ranks through hard work and entrepreneurship (something I might inform you is open to all races and genders, along with every other profession you said). And regarding the Chinese, many were disliked, exploited, and abused upon coming to North America (Ex: the construction of rail roads; major hatred and violence towards them in the gold rushes) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overseas_Ch… It is my belief that anyone with enough drive can be successful, as I keep stating. Regarding Myth 7: Just say it how it is. Affirmative Action IS discrimination (n. Treatment or consideration based on class or category rather than individual merit; partiality or prejudice; www.dictionary.com). The specific inclusion of others based on race/gender is the specific exclusion of others based on race/gender. If it's by merit and skill, I have no issue. Otherwise, I have plenty. To include people in a set amount of jobs is to exclude people. As a side note directed to anyone reading this, there is no such thing as "reverse discrimination"; there is only discrimination. Finally, as I have said 10,000 times over, I believe ANYONE of ANY RACE/GENDER (black, white, green, purple, male, female, alien, anyone!) can be successful if they have the willpower. History has shown that people can rise above any roadblocks with enough persistence. Loopholes and cheats (like AA) in the system are an insult to all those who know they CAN AND WILL be successful. You sir, who (as it seems from your previous questions) propogates racism and racist stereotypes, are one of the causes of continuing racism in the US and around the world. I hope that, in time, you can find it within you to view people as just people, not separated by race/gender/religion/anything else. Love, kindness, and knowledge, not "inclusionary" practices, are the ways to "cure society".

Question: How is action we take as related to Ascendant different from that of Mars? This is a fine point I'm trying to grasp again. I'm not an astrologer, but astrology has been my hobby for a long time. I am aware that Mars represents how we take action, and that the Ascendant has to do with our personality and how others see us. Yet so many times I've read that the Ascendant has to do with our mannerisms and how we seem to behave, as others will see us. In itself, the word personality implies a type of action or characteristics. As related to actions we take, how is the Ascendant distinguished from Mars?

Answer: Your first house tells you what your character traits are. Your mars tells you when you have a be active drive, and how you are when having a be active drive. You can be active while just sitting there. You just have to be doing something while sitting there such as thinking or feeling. Active doesn't just mean sports and such but it still does mean this. Yes there is a connection between the 1st house, Mars, and Aries. All are distinguished from each other. You do have an activeness about you when you are showing your character traits. You are active in a way. The 2nd house is related to Venus, the "liking things" side of Venus. The 1st house is your character traits. Mars is how you are while active (what you actively do). Mars is not your character triats. The 1st house is you activly doing things, but only as representing an area of your life (your character traits). Mars and the 1st house are very different, but share similarities.

Question: Does Affirmative Action allow us to blame all moslems for the actions of a few? Does Affirmative Action allow us to blame all moslems for the actions of a few? Isn't that what Affirmative Action does; punish all Whites for the actions of a few White people centuries ago. Even in the slave days, only a very small amount of us held slaves. So, if White people can be held responsible, and punished, for the acts of some of our kinfolk centuries ago, why can't we hold all moslems responsible for the actions of their kinfolk today. Why the double standard.

Answer: Affirmative Action is outdated and racist. If it were against Muslims instead of whites, it would definitely be racist against Arabic people. I can see your point. Currently, it is against whites, and it is racist against whites. I say this as a Native American girl who believes in equality for all.

Question: What action should be taken against a person who had submitted fake educational certificates to join company? He had provided fake certificates at the time of joining. How to take action so that he gets black listed across the industry and some legal action can be taken against him. Thanks in advance. Can the complaint be lodged with the police anonymously without involving the company? How should it be done and what proofs should be submitted for that?

Answer: If you are in the US you can terminate him immediately. And if they company is smart, they will. Blacklisted across the industry is a bit of overkill. He'll either learn from his mistake and not do it again, or he'll try it again and get caught. Police intervention is not necessary UNLESS this person claimed something like a medical degree which put the health of others in danger. Good Luck.

Question: What happens if you bring an action in court against a deployed soldier? First of all, please note that this is a hypothetical. Having said that, suppose a child's stepfather wants to adopt him. He contemplates filing a petition to adopt the child with the local probate court. Is the soldier exempt from these kinds of civil actions in that he is deployed? That is, would the court decline to rule on this matter until the soldier's service is complete? This goes for any other kind of civil action. Say your neighbor files an action on account of high grass or overgrown trees. Are you obligated to respond to these actions even though you are a deployed soldier?

Answer: Being deployed outside the country is a legitimate reason to have a court case continued until your return. However, if the matter is urgent, a court can proceed 'ex parte' and hear the matter even though the defendant cannot attend. (For example if the high grass was a fire hazard) EDIT - to the answerers above..... The Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act of 1918 no longer exists. It was superseded by the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act of 2003. In addition, the law only provides mandatory relief from actions for debt, or for eviction. The laws that would allow a deployed soldier to continue, say, a child custody or property nuisance action, are the same that would allow anyone working overseas to request such a continuance. Richard

Question: How does affirmative action apply to public and private sector employers in the us? How does affirmative action apply to public and private sector employers in the us? Do you have a suggestion of a website I can go to for additional information regarding this, and regarding how affirmative action interacts with title VII requirements of EEO? Thank you everyone.

Answer: I worked for the federal government during the racist Clinton administration. Blatant RACISM was my experience within the federal government-Social Security Administration. RACIST. Racist. racist!

Question: What action can you take against someone copying your website? I have a very popular website and someone has cut and pasted it and is now pretending it's theirs. Mine does say it's copyrighted so is there any action i could take against this peron? I know their home address and contact details as they have been stupid enough to put them on their website!

Answer: Copyright violation is a civil action. You will have to pay to bring a suit and it could potentially be expensive. Start by contacting their ISP and telling them that they are infringing your copyright. As long as you can prove it then they will suspend the site. (or should).

Question: What action would you take to rectify issues relating to a tenant breaching the tenancy agreement? what action would you take to rectify issues and to keep the property owner reliably informed, if after completing a routine inspection you note that there a number of areas in which the tenant could be considered to be in breach of the tenancy agreement. Items such as a dog being kept on the premises and failing to adequately maintain the garden. There is also a mounting pile of rubbish in the backyard.....what would you do as a property manager?

Answer: The unauthorized pet in to be addressed ASAP; you have the issue of the potential damage to the rental from the pet, an untrained pet could do thousands of dollars of damage, this is a big potential issue, then I hope the pet is not a pit bull this even makes it worst if a third person is injured by the animal on the property

Question: What action against your child by an adult would warrant a vilolent response from you? Would you take revenge? How far would you go with it? What action against your child would warrant a violent response from you? Would you go as far as murder?

Answer: I would kill anyone who would do anything to my baby.... ....my baby isn't even born yet, but since i found out that my fiancee was pregnant i have been very protective.

Question: What action should be taken against a restaurant which renamed itself after our restaurant? Our restaurant's name is not registered. Can we still take action against our competitors? Moreover our estaurant is running with this name since last 10 months. Please advice.

Answer: Sure, the best advice you can possibly get here is this: Hire a lawyer. The legal complexity surrounding this kind of issue is too great and varies too much depending on your jurisdiction and specific situation for you to get any useful advice from Yahoo Answers.

Question: What action should I take when my landlord tries to conceal information? A fire that started on the first floor of my apartment building two months ago caused damage to my second floor unit that has still not been repaired. One week after the fire I called my landlord for information about the fire, but she claimed she didn't know the cause. Yesterday I found out that the fire was caused by the first floor neighbors cigarette and that she was fully aware of this. What action should I take?

Answer: Take all your information to small claims court.*

Question: What Action Has The Government Taken To Help With The Recession? Hey! I have to do an essay about the recession, after having done a bit of research, i still find myself confused about what action the government has undertaken to ease the strain? All i know is they changed the interest rates, and they changed VAT also. Surley that have done more? Thanks :)

Answer: they havnt done anything i hate to say. they have only made it far worse by continuing to bail out banks and corporations. the more they spend the more we pay back in taxes. the cap and trade tax is on the table that will tax just about anything you can imagine. dairy products flatulence on cows. cars, fuel, electricity, water, food you name it. they should have let the banks and corporations go under and put money if any into the people of this country but they didnt and still havnt. the 787 billion stimulus was a total flop. most of it stiill went to the baknks. only a very small % went to us. if you want to know the truth check out Gerald Celente. he has never been wrong when it comes to recessions. he predicted the late 80s recession the dot com bubble and this economic collapse we have today to name a few..

Question: How do I get action replay code manager to recognize my ds? I nust got action replay ds and im trying to use the code manager, after i turn on code manager then i turn on my ds with action replay in, my ds recognizes that its connected, but the ds window in the code manager still says waiting for ds, can somebody please help?

Answer: Um If I remember right you have to have your action replay turned on and then go into the options screen and one of the options there connect it to the manager. Do all this while the USB cable is plugged in and ds is on. NOTE you might have different version of AR than me so it could be different.

Question: How do you tell a single action from a double action revolver? How d you QUICKLY tell a single action from a double action revolver from just looking at it? I need to do this as part of my gun permit, but I am not really sure how, they both look a hell of alot alike, since the difference is internal. Anyone have any tips/ways to do this? I know the difference is. But I can not tell by just looking. It failed me today when they asked me to select a single action, and I grabbed the double action. I am not a noob to guns. I served in the forces. (I've used Selective fire rifle(our version of the m16A2, substituting the 3 round burst for fully auto), automatic belt fed weapons(m249 and a 7.62mm NATO one), semi automatic hand guns 9mm browning HP) and I do alot of rifle shooting as well. I just do not know jack about revolvers. I am in Canada also, and it is very difficult to get time with hand guns here at all, as they are heavly regulated.

Answer: This is not 100% true all the time but... This is the typical design of a SA revolver http://www.wcc.at/waffen/img/Smith-&-Wes… Note the curve where the grip meets the gun. This is a typical DA revolver http://www.falconarmas.com.br/shop/image… Note the shorter distance between the grip and the action.

Question: Does Cornell have an early action plan or does it only have an early decision plan? How do they work? I understand that Cornell has an early decision plan, but does it also have an early action plan? If I get accepted to a school through early action do I have to give them an immediate response right away? Can I wait and apply to another school like Harvard and get their decision before deciding on a final selection? Thank you.

Answer: Cornell has ED (binding, you don't get to apply anywhere else). However if you are a senior you missed the deadline of november 1. Be aware Harvard does not offer any ED or EA plans Secondly EA means that it is non binding, you can apply to as many schools as you want, and you multiculturate in May. All of this info can easily be found on the colleges you are interested in websites. http://admissions.cornell.edu/apply/firs…

Question: What is Action Replay, and where and how do you get it, and How much is the average price? How much money is the average price, and what is action replay? Where can i get it? I want to use it for my Pokemon Pearl in my DS Lite. If i use it, can it corrupt my game? (in other words, will it mess up and/or delete my game?

Answer: An action replay is a code manager for games, it can unlock everything from every game, it's price it close to $25.90 USD, I heard you can buy it in Walmart and obviously there's a chance of lossing your game data but it's not very common

Question: What is the difference between a single action airbrush and a double action one? I would like to know if there's a difference between a dual-action airbrush and single action one. Anyone have the answer?

Answer: If I can remember correctly back to my college airbrush class (seems like a million years ago)... With a double-action airbrush, you press the button to get the airflow, then pull back to start the paint. With single-action you just get air and paint together right away (like a spraypaint can would do). Ahhh yes. I remembered correctly. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbrush

Question: What legal action can be taken against a website that won't stop spamming you? I keep getting spammed by dating websites targeted at married people who want to have affairs. I find the practice absolutely disgusting, and have emailed them telling them to remove my name from their mailing lists. If they don't, what type of legal action can I take against them? Thanks for any help. This is not a first time thing, I've been getting lots of spam from these sites for over a year. I do filter it, can't block it because Yahoo doesn't offer a block option. I don't know how they got my email address. I NEVER give it to an adult website unless I'm subscribed and the privacy policy says they don't give or sell it for any reason whatsoever. Obviously I'm not subscribed to these sites, never have been, never would be. If I was then I wouldn't be complaining about them. No, I'm not trying to sue them "for offending me." I asked about legal action. Anything legal that can be done to stop them, not necessarily suing them or anybody.

Answer: Some internet servers have won cases against spammers because their spam sits on their physical servers and is taking up their space. I don't believe you have legal standing to sue. At some point in the future, the laws may catch up to the internet and we may have a similar law as we have for phone communication in the "do not call" registry. Until that time, I doubt if you have any real case. However, hiring an attorney to send them a letter(if you can find their "home office") and telling them to cease and desist may frighten them into making sure that no more emails come to your address. 3 things I can think of that could go wrong with that strategy would be: 1) It wouldn't scare them and they continue sending unwanted emails to you; 2) Hiring a lawyer for a futile attempt such as this is too expensive; 3) They may ignore the letter knowing there is nothing legally behind it and then sell your email address to a thousand other spammers thus creating more havoc for you. whale

Question: How many people will take action when children are abused.? I read Germany is suffering and a newly appointed female bishop has resigned, news goes like this: She came under fire for bungling the case of a pastor accused of abusing young boys and girls in the 1970s and 1980s. She reportedly knew for several years about the case but failed to act. How many people take action when it was reported a woman was murdered because she took action. Are there statistics showing reports and a success rate dealing with abusers? Thanks snow, which authority deals with this kind of thing and is free of abusers?

Answer: In the U.S. over 400 abused people collected $1.5 billion from the Catholic Church recently and the people in Ireland missed their opportunity. None of the clergy in both countries were defrocked and continue walking the streets where they encounter more children. We allow religion to get away with virtual murder, because they point to a cloud.

Question: What legal action will be taken against me after confronting a shoplifter? I'm a retail employee. I was watching a customer and watched them shoplift an item from the store. I waited for the person to leave the store before I confronted them. Once outside the store I asked the person if he/she would like to pay for the item and when he/she denied taking anything, I asked if I could check his/her bags. I touched his/her flowers completely forgetting that it's a no-no to touch a customers belongings. Is the person able to take legal action against me for touching his/her belongings or defamation? Can he/she claim defamation/humiliation due to the conversation being overheard? I did not mention the term "steal" or any words relating to it. She also came into the pharmacy to completely empty her bags on to the counter and he/she was throwing it all over the place so some items I had to stop from dropping on the ground etc. She was also very upset and crying. In the end I was unable to see the shoplifted item and she left the store.

Answer: Your store doesn't have a policy that you take the shoplifter to the loss prevention room and wait for the police to come? That would be the safest way to CYA....Cover Your A......