| " Do you wanna be a millionaire?"... if you're a minority, you're not going to do it on the show of the same name. ABC's hit game show has done it without minorities. But, this is a sign of something much bigger... the affects of affirmative action! "Millionaire", "Jeopardy", "Win Ben Stein's Money" etc. etc. are shows you have to earn your way on. That means, standardized testing, no scoring on a curve, no breaks given. We, as minorities, must compete academically. Affirmative action was very necessary at the the time, but like "the lava lamp" , "the hula hoop", and "the eight track tape" affirmative action's time has passed. Minorities should be insulted by affirmative action! We are too intelligent to be held "back" by the shackles of the afirmative action mind set. California, Florida, and Michigan have stepped to the forefront and eliminated affirmative action from their university systems. Affirmative action has served as the tricycle of education, it's time to take off the training wheels. It's trivial that minorities aren't on game shows, but it's the tip of the iceberg. America, like these game shows, want the best and the brightest . And minorities can't do that by being held to lower standards and expectations. And that's my final answer! |
