2 cents

[dogs4thewin]

For some anyone chosen other than a white man is affirmative action. She is an incredibly intelligent person who happens to be a woman of color. But some people can never get over judging others by appearances.

nope I do not care if someone is a man or woman if they are white, black or purple, but when someone says their pick will be a woman of color then I have an issue. If there are quotas at businesses I have an issue and frankly I am a woman and disabled though I am white, but if I were to get a job ( which my limitations male that hard which is why I am on my father's disability benefits, but supposed I did decide to risk working I would not WANT someone to hire me based on my disability or gender (or any other factor for that matter other than the fact that I was the most qualfied person for the job.

In fact, even as someone who has "benefited" from both the IDEA and ADA I would not mind if the latter disappeared because I am not sure who on Earth judges things to be ADA complianable or not, but I swear a LOT of places that meet those requirements ( whatever the heck they are) are not very acciessiable as such I would whether them drop the laws and do like Europe where it is on US not them to check that they are acciable before going to their business. I would whether a business ( and this applies to schools as well be legally permitted to tell me outright "look Miss P we do not offer services to people with your limitations" than be forced under the law to try come up short and I STILL am unable to benefit from their services.

I am MUCH more forgiving if I know ahead of time that x y and z are not accessiable than I am of wanting to do something and being unable to for lack of access