n over their white counterparts even whentheir credentials are of an equal level. This is a form of discrimination and actuallyperforms the very function affirmative action was implemented to prevent. Tensions runhigh with white males when discussing affirmative action. Many feel ignored and lookedover so that some company can fulfil thier quota of women and racial minorities. Whetherthis is true can not be tested, but white males feel like the system is letting them down,that they are being taken for granted. I think this sentiment is dangerous. In the instancesthat minorities are selected for a job simply to fill a quota, white employees tend to harbora negative attitude toward minorities. Therefore, I believe that affirmative actionultimately feeds the feelings of inequality among the races and sexes. Another negative outcome is the fact that many minorities in top level jobs areviewed as "affirmative action cases." As a woman I would like to believe that I was hiredat a particular employer because of my education level, experience, and working skills. Not because I am a woman and that certain company has not hired enough minoritites toachieve their quota. Hiring practices should not be based on quotas and numbers to befilled. One of the basic rules of capitalism is that the best win out and all others are leftbehind. When competing for a job in the capitalist economy, companies should not berequired to hire a certain number of anyones, no matter race or sex. It is unconstitutionalto employ people based on thier race or sex. Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, national origin, religion, orsex(Walker 108). So how is affirmative action legal. Many major universities in Texasand in California have decided that it is not a good mode for selecting students and haveabsolved affirmative action practices. The basis for instituting affirmative action policies into our...
