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>Well. I haven't watched the show much lately, but I >saw the opening to last week's, and the teaser for >tonight's, and I thought I'd watch it, since I've been >following the story of Affirmative Action Bake Sales >in the headlines lately. > >I thought the episode was fairly good. Not great, but >better than much of what I saw last season. I was >happy with Marilyn's views on Affirmative Action, >mostly because her views on that subject reflect my >own, and the response I get from many Blacks both >inside and outside of my own family (including my own >mother) parallel the reaction she got from Marla. She >even enumerated some of my own reasons for holding the >positions I do (although the character and I part >company on some of the other issues discussed in the >denouement--and I especially didn't like the >implications carried in the dig at Pat Robertson). > >Of course, what was missing in the bake sale issue was >an enucleation of the principle behind it underscored >with statistics. With the actual Affirmative Action >Bake Sales, the price schedule was *directly* >determined by the percentages of tuition savings for >participating minorities at the universities on whose >campii they are held, and the question is asked >directly: "If it is unfair to sell cookies in this >manner, why is it fair to sell educations in exactly >the same manner?" Why is doing something for a dollar >racist, but doing the same thing for ten thousand >dollars not? > >Well, even so, I rather doubt that this episode will >save the show, but it was worth noting. Plus, I wanted >to see if any of the old bunch are still posting to >this board. On most of the newer messages (added, I >note to very short, but very old threads) I also see >newer names. Any longtime members of the board still >around?
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