Just found this article on Yahoo. The other day in class we were talking about BFOQs and how race and gender cannot be used in determining employability. I remember someone brought up the question of college admittance regarding the use of gender and race in the admissions process. The case being brought to the court is in regards to college admittance at a Texas University, in which the plaintiff claims she was denied admission from because of her skin color(Caucasian). In accepting the case, the court has agreed to analyze the issue of affirmative action. The case is stated to be heard around the time of the next presidential election.
Affirmative action is discrimination. But, on one hand, it’s an attempt to counter act the discrimination that already exists in our society. It gives opportunities to minorities that wasn’t there before. It’s an attempt to find balance. On the other hand, if we (society) say that we are not going to discriminate then how can we put a law into effect that directly discriminates against a group of people? The ethical dilemma is do we go with theory or do we go with actuality?
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