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pcthrowaway450··on Why I faked being black for med school
Prove that there is in fact a 'bias' and not simply a reflection of the number of blacks and latinos who have the aptitude to become a doctor.
pcthrowaway450··on Why I faked being black for med school
The old boy's club consisting of Asians, Indians, and Whites?
pcthrowaway450··on Why I faked being black for med school
Yes I agree with the community outreach angle.

I'm not sure that outweighs the costs of AA.

Imagine your mom is diagnosed with cancer and you take her in for treatment. In walks a black doctor who will be overseeing her care. It is obviously possible that this doctor is just as qualified as any other, but given AA it's also more likely that this doctor - as opposed to a random indian or white or asian doctor - is less qualified.

So now what do you do? It's your mom's health on the line here.

We're literally talking about peoples' wellbeing potentially being sacrificed to the alter of political correctness.

pcthrowaway450··on Why I faked being black for med school
Don't worry Dan, the word 'minority' has been redefined to not include Asians.

I was informed of this the other week by an Asian friend who's a college student. She mentioned it in passing like it was just basic knowledge.

pcthrowaway450··on Why I faked being black for med school
Seems that there's a pipeline of affirmative action programs throughout the medical profession starting with admission to college and ending at the hospital where there are quotas for hiring black and latino doctors.

That's an absolutely terrifying state of affairs.

I want the best qualified people to treat me and my loved ones.

Edit: Seems that the more 'mainstream' crowd (read reddit-esque PC liberals) have arrived at this article and I'm now being downvoted (without any responses or counter arguments). As a result I've been rate-limited and I can no longer post. Cheers!