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Re: Does Affirmative Action fit under the values of FIRST
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Originally Posted by Alan Anderson
I have never been in favor of Affirmative Action. I strongly believe that discriminating based on skin color or body shape or genetic makeup, where those factors are not relevant to the position being considered, is simply wrong.
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This. Differentiating based on any superficial criteria (gender, race, or other demographic) only serves to reinforce the false idea that they matter. Do not use affirmative action ideas to select which team members are cut, should it come to that.
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So kudos for asking advice... you've got plenty of good advice so far in this column... but honestly, if Orville and Wilbur Wright had taken good advice they would have packed up and gone back to their bicycle shop. - dtengineering [more] 
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