Ever since the creation of affirmative action, there has been an
incredible amount of controversy surrounding it. Affirmative
action is the acceptance of one person over another based on his
or her ethnicity, race, gender, or anything else that places the
person in a minority. Most of the controversy, however, is about
the creation of quotas in universities and workplaces for woman
and people of color. It is true that people from these
minorities have less of a chance to gain opportunities than
others, but I think that another method should be devised. When
AA is discussed in some circles, a question that is often asked
is "What about Bill Cosby's kids?" It is true that in this day
and age, race and sex is becoming less and less of a determinant
in acceptance of one individual over another. Bill Cosby, for
example, is black, but is also wealthy; should his kids be
subjected to AA? I think not. A more efficient way to use AA is
to use class rather than any other factor in deciding who goes
where. Class and wea