It&#x27;s a shame, I typed out a whole reply to the previous message you posted before you deleted it.<p><i>Who said &quot;all or nothing&quot;? I simply said that they shouldn&#x27;t make program admissions decisions based upon race or sex.</i><p>Sure! In an ideal world they wouldn&#x27;t! In reality, they are having decisions made about them dozens of times every day based on their race. So having one or two of those decisions have a <i>positive</i> outcome for a change is a worthwhile thing.<p>If you can&#x27;t see the difference between racism and something that is attempting to counter the effects of racism then that&#x27;s a shame. Except that I&#x27;m quite sure you can, as can everyone reading this. Boiling these issues down to &quot;everyone should just stop seeing race&quot; is a very easy, convenient way of dismissing the issue. If you propose we stop programs that benefit minorities, perhaps you could outline your plan for stopping the racism that these minorities face every day?<p>It&#x27;s very easy to sit on a message board and wax lyrical about moral absolutes. The actual world outside doesn&#x27;t work that way, though.