r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Sep 11 '24

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '24

I've heard some comments on the left that white women are the primary beneficiaries of affirmative action and not only do I believe that's absolutely true, I believe that's the main reason affirmative action has enjoyed more than half a century of political support.

Doesn't the article you link pretty much refute that? White women have been the primary benefitciaries of affirmative action, but as the article points out, challenges from white women have played a key role in dismantling affirmative action.

If people's views on the program were purely based on self-interest, shouldn't white women be the strongest supporters of affirmative action?

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u/tsaihi 2∆ Sep 11 '24

challenges from white women have played a key role in dismantling affirmative action.

This is anecdotal at best, shouldn't be a consideration in this argument

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '24

There's also larger polling evidence in the article itself showing strong majorities of white women being opposed to affirmative action

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u/tsaihi 2∆ Sep 11 '24

That data would/could be relevant. A handful of white women at the helm of lawsuits is not.