White conservative professors are being forced out of their jobs. Meanwhile suggesting self-censorship is an option similar to telling gays and trans people to stay in the closet.
Ideological discrimination these days does impact hiring. Professors I have talked to have made clear, before hiring a professor, their digital history is closely examined. So, unless a conservative "hides in the closet" not only in work but in their lives, they get targeted.
The advantage black professors have is the law on their side. They are a protected class; conservative male professors are not. It is illegal to discriminate against black professors and perfectly legal to discriminate against white male conservative professors. That probably explains why conservative white male professors are twice as underrepresented as college professors than black professors.
You can discriminate all you want against white male conservative professors with no legal consequences but do so against blacks and you will lose a lawsuit. The government accepts statistics as evidence of discrimination and unless an employer can prove otherwise, the employer loses.
I oppose discrimination in all forms. But my point in raising this fact, is that discrimination can take many forms, I have always opposed it no matter what form it takes.
Specific to blacks, I oppose discriminating against anyone based on the color of their skin or in favor of them based on the color of their skin. I have two white grandchildren and five black grandchildren; I want them all to have an equal chance to succeed regardless of their skin color (or their politics).
Finally, regarding your 7.1% number, let me give you some charts to look at and you tell me if blacks are being discriminated against or in favor based on the statistics and why?
The tables in the link below detail the racial composition of medical school admissions and indicates their average MCAT and GPAs. If discrimination were not a factor, we would expect MCATs and GPAs to be very close across all racial cohorts, they are not.
If medical schools are using DEI to achieve equity, we would expect admission rates to reflect the population at large. They don't.
Instead, the numbers suggest that medical schools are stretching as far as they can to give preference to black and Hispanic students without compromising below the minimum achievement, they think a student needs to become a physician.
Since at the end of the day, medical school students must pass the medical boards to become doctors. Based on the medical school graduation rates, they seem to have picked a compromise that works.
https://mededits.com/medical-school-admissions/statistics/acceptance-rates/
So, which of these do you favor and why?
1) equal opportunity,
2) discrimination in favor of equity only and only to the extent it does not translate into lower than acceptable quality (what medical schools appear to be doing), this won't produce equitable outcomes, but it will move the needle towards equitable outcomes
3) discrimination to force outcomes by equity regardless of its impact on quality (this forces equity)
4) discrimination only where it is legal (this largely operates against political ideology, white males, and any unprotected class of people)
5) discrimination for any reason (this is illegal today, but no doubt some people still practice it)
My second question is if you favor option 1 or 2, what is the best way to improve the education of African Americans so that they are prepared to compete in a merit-based system instead of needing the benefits of discrimination to achieve equity?
