Racisssm

Article: http://diverseeducation.com/article/49589/

This article deals with the issue of a ban on affirmative action that was deemed unconstitutional in Michigan 8 to 7. People in the article claim that the playing field is equal and that racism is non existent. The Michigan attorney general believes that the“Entrance to our great universities must be based upon merit.” And thus by saying that is showing us the color blind racism in the presupposition that "Black students do not enter 'our great universities' based on their merit and superior white students do." The affirmative action ban, has been deemed "openly biased" as well, as demonstrated by the decrease in black students since it was instituted in 2008. This article shows color blind racism in an assumption that white people deserve to go to college more than the black people.
This article might also tie into the ideology that everyone has a fair chance at college, when in reality it is obvious that sometimes this is not the case. If we were to reverse the argument against blacks and say that they are getting in when they deserve it, then the whites do not have as good of a chance of getting in.
Overall, this article was one that can create emotions from both sides. Some, believe that blacks do not have equal opportunity to get into college and therefore deserve extra help from their harsh beginnings, and others believe that they have had enough and are not on a even playing field. What do you think?