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		barry-cotter on Feb 6, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tell HN: DEI initiatives undermine the self esteem... > Asking bc I went to a good school that had affirmative action. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34678203 Which was it? Was your school colour blind or did they practice affirmative action? They can’t both be true at the same time.

asimpletune on Feb 6, 2023 [–]

It is both. The top 5% of students from each high school doesn’t mean the top 5% overall. There was even a recent supreme court case over this. Something can be technically colorblind and still be affirmative action.

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