S3 Ep43 The Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations in College Admissions

Whenever I hear the word "equity" bandied about, my mind races in two directions. The first is the idea that elites have such low opinions of certain groups of people that they are convinced they cannot compete without their help. The second is another form of racism, that is, the assumption that people of European (oe even Asian) descent are inherently evil. Their language may try to couch it, but it is clear enough in word and deed. I saw overt racist policies in my time in college admissions. I also saw the racist elites openly lie, shift blame, and attempt to shut up those who believe in at least the idea of a colorblind society. I was an eyewitness to this open racism in the 1990s. And certain applicants weren't just given a slight advantage, it was very large and bigoted advantage on the assumption that they couldn't succeed without rigging the playing field.