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This 5-page paper explores the concept that, despite the best intentions, people and our society still tends toward racism. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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huge strides since the middle 20th century, it seems as though, more and more, political correctness is pointing to either perceived or real racism. This, despite the fact that awareness
of "different cultures," as well as diversity seems to be higher than ever. Why does this seem to be happening? This paper
will try to explore the fact that, because of historical racism and contemporary institutional arrangements, an act can become "racist" in consequences, despite the intent of individuals not to be.
In addition to examining how affirmative action has, in many ways, spurred racism, well also examine a more recent case of
the Duke University lacrosse team. The concept of affirmative action, when first introduced, was great, at least in theory. The idea
that "preferences" should be given to minorities with the same qualifications as whites, was intended to level the playing field. However, in their zeal to be color blind and ensure
that all things were equal, institutions all over the United States have, in many ways, gone in the opposite direction, with less-than-stellar results.
Stuart Taylor Jr. (2006) points out in a commentary that law firms are trying to embrace diversity by using "large" hiring preferences for African-Americans and a smaller preference for
Hispanics. The problem here, he points out, is that the minority lawyers tend to have weaker academic records that, interestingly enough, would have been rejected had the applicants been white
(Taylor, 2006). As a result, after some time at the firm, the minority lawyers end up receiving less desirable training and assignments than their white counterparts -- not out of
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