In recent times, Affirmative Action has implemented policies of reverse discrimination to help oppressed minorities gain an advantage over majority groups in college admissions and in employment. However, is Affirmative Action, as many critics state, just passing on the oppression? The basis behind Affirmative Action is that because of past discrimination and oppression, minorities and women have difficulty competing with their white male counterparts. This just isn't true anymore. Why must white males be oppressed …showed first 75 words of 684 total…

…showed last 75 words of 684 total…assumed that an individual who benefits from such programs is automatically considered inferior to other candidates for jobs or schools, and because the majority who benefit from Affirmative Action are already middle-class, those most in need of the programs have gained nothing. Ultimately, if there is to be any sense of racial equality and equal opportunity in this world, we must abolish Affirmative Action and ensure an equal playing field for all races in America.