tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post1789662945601433964..comments2024-03-23T03:33:32.680-07:00Comments on Shoot the Breeze: The Allan Bakke CaseSGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-28960657498258863432018-04-09T10:20:51.465-07:002018-04-09T10:20:51.465-07:00By being a female, you are a minority.By being a female, you are a minority.Greeneyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06052382334249570258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-80054736103156373702017-04-30T20:17:09.740-07:002017-04-30T20:17:09.740-07:00This is a free country. Everyone has a right to ex...This is a free country. Everyone has a right to express their opinion. As the blog writer, I may not agree with the comments but I will surely publish them.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-26293699143422466352017-04-23T22:04:29.785-07:002017-04-23T22:04:29.785-07:00why didn't you take down the fake Sotomayor po...why didn't you take down the fake Sotomayor post?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-15688190143753339372015-04-21T18:31:57.562-07:002015-04-21T18:31:57.562-07:00 Bakke would never gotten admitted to any medical ... Bakke would never gotten admitted to any medical no matter what his test scores were. Look at the age cutoff for admission to Med school. They DISCRIMINATE against anyone over 30, unless they have political influence to get in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-26298232831736158212013-03-27T08:14:00.446-07:002013-03-27T08:14:00.446-07:00I well remember the Bakke case. I was totally take...I well remember the Bakke case. I was totally taken aback by the Supreme Court's ruling. How could The Court claim "reverse discrimination" when whites have always been the beneficiary of Affirmation Action since the founding of America? Every time something is done to try to "even the playing field" for Black people,who have endured the worse kind of physical and emotional emasculation, others are always trying to "get in on the action". Case in point, the case before the Court now. The homosexual community is claiming discrimination and bigotry, wrapping themselves in the Black experience, when everyone knows there is no correlation, just as there was none in the Bakke case.<br /><br /> k case. ecwnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-54842914771838502032013-02-16T13:07:02.566-08:002013-02-16T13:07:02.566-08:00Sonia Sotomayor actually supports affirmative acti...Sonia Sotomayor actually supports affirmative action. Whoever is posting on her behalf clearly does not know what he or she is talking about. <br /><br />http://todaynews.today.com/_news/2013/01/14/16504979-sonia-sotomayor-there-is-still-a-need-for-affirmative-action?lite Annenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-16529683014993487282012-09-17T22:03:00.114-07:002012-09-17T22:03:00.114-07:00It indeed happens here in India, n if someone like... It indeed happens here in India, n if someone like Allan Bakke comes forward against the rule, justice cannot be guaranteed. As far as Indian rule goes, the judiciary that took decades to punish the cruel accused of Bhopal gas tragedy,the one that is still feeding the terrorist Kasab, and the one that has lot of loopholes, one can barely take the risk to sue the government.Perhaps that's the mentality residents of India are born into, Why one try to risk an entire lifetime fighting over a public case , and that's it, In India resolving a case means a time of a lifetime wasted against it. and so the public hardly revolts. they are very much immune to deeds of the system M'Bai Madrasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13892481269775523000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-79135492693337182462010-02-19T08:26:04.285-08:002010-02-19T08:26:04.285-08:00u seriously inspired me sg.. i am seriously nw con...u seriously inspired me sg.. i am seriously nw considering a higher studies.. atleast after 2-3 years of work.. if not a doctor.. maybe a sureshot masters in medical electronics.. since am doin bachelors in electronics.. thanks a lot for the story..<br /><br />the biasing in india is something which can be removed only through a good visionary leader..Vishnuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12141416605589369199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-76947682477276735772009-09-21T15:00:03.209-07:002009-09-21T15:00:03.209-07:00What an inspirational story. I love your blog, I s...What an inspirational story. I love your blog, I seriously do...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-40392760007408308322009-07-29T05:28:05.846-07:002009-07-29T05:28:05.846-07:00I hate gender bias--in any form :-(I hate gender bias--in any form :-(Varsha Shrotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11526328636637682997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-63432680185251037212009-07-21T20:36:39.742-07:002009-07-21T20:36:39.742-07:00Thanks Aparna for your comments. I agree that res...Thanks Aparna for your comments. I agree that reservations are only for the economically weaker section. And, thanks for visiting my blog. Please visit this blog as often as you want to.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-48571557270035391312009-07-21T20:32:53.969-07:002009-07-21T20:32:53.969-07:00Reservations should be for only the economically w...Reservations should be for only the economically weaker sections, and not based on gender, caste, sex or religion.<br />If we do that they we can only expect sub-standard professinals.We can not hope to progress as a country.Aparnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05527786215758008556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-79776513375638104582009-07-21T14:08:14.937-07:002009-07-21T14:08:14.937-07:00Thanks for your comments Nazish. You are right. ...Thanks for your comments Nazish. You are right. Those who really need it never ever get the benefit.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-62843160781328396102009-07-21T14:06:07.441-07:002009-07-21T14:06:07.441-07:00Thank you Ms. Sotomayor for your comments. Special...Thank you Ms. Sotomayor for your comments. Special treatment based on gender or ethnic background is not a good idea.<br /><br />Hope you are confirmed by the U.S. Senate for Supreme Court. I hope the U.S. Senate ignores the following racist remarks you made in 2001.<br /><br />"I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life," Sonia Sotomayor.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-72513765474188218232009-07-21T13:52:39.277-07:002009-07-21T13:52:39.277-07:00Thanks for your comments Insignia. I agree with y...Thanks for your comments Insignia. I agree with your view on reservations.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-48991197001266987362009-07-21T13:09:39.852-07:002009-07-21T13:09:39.852-07:00This female quota seems had been made without much...This female quota seems had been made without much thinking. Quotas should b given to them who are either economically backward or socially. This is nothing but gender discrimination and anyway we all know that those who really need it never ever get the benefit.NRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17987719285041286082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-8519889262583308422009-07-21T10:27:34.737-07:002009-07-21T10:27:34.737-07:00You shouldn’t receive special treatment or get ahe...You shouldn’t receive special treatment or get ahead in life just because your gender and/or ethnic background makes you a minority.<br /><br />Regards,<br />Sonia SotomayorWho Posted This?noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-61125090622110082282009-07-21T08:54:00.960-07:002009-07-21T08:54:00.960-07:00A friend of mine did tell me about the Allan Bakke...A friend of mine did tell me about the Allan Bakke case. <br /><br />Kudos to Mr Bakke for his perseverance.<br /><br />In India, reservations and quotas are planned absurdly. And few of them are obsolete but they are not ready to revise it. Even in MNCs, diversity policy for India is to have a healthy female ratio and its an objective to the management; which means it drills down to appraisal.<br /><br />To fulfill this requirement sometimes, misfits are recruited and a bad recruit destroys big time. I have witnessed this. <br /><br />It makes more sense to have reservations for the challenged and economically backward people than those based on caste, gender and such.Insigniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09819054091062923489noreply@blogger.com