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January 1, CNN Host Ends Segment as Guest Challenges Affirmative Action Narrative with Facts
- Kenny Xu, a board member for Students for Fair Admissions, engaged in a heated discussion with CNN host Abby Phillip over the issue of affirmative action, arguing for a merit-based system rather than race-influenced admissions.
- Xu stood his ground when Phillip proposed the inclusion of socio-economic factors in admissions, countering that this approach inevitably lowers admission standards, potentially harming students it aims to help. He supported his claim with data showing that Asian students need significantly higher SAT scores for the same chance of admission as black students.
- The debate mirrors the arguments made in a Supreme Court case, where Justice Clarence Thomas argued for a ‘colorblind’ constitution that focuses on individual achievements over race. The segment abruptly ended when Phillip found herself unable to counter Xu’s data-backed arguments.
A CNN segment came to a sudden halt when host Abby Phillip found herself unable to rebut the factual arguments put forth by Kenny Xu, a board member for Students for Fair Admissions and advocate for fair college admissions.
During the discussion, Xu championed the principle of merit-based admissions, insisting that academic excellence, rather than race, should be prioritized in college applications.
He questioned the relevance of a university calculating a prospective student’s “level of diversity,” and stressed that applicants should be judged on their merits such as their work ethic, study habits, SAT scores, and grades.
Phillip, however, proposed the consideration of “other factors,” including a student’s socio-economic background.
Xu was quick to respond, arguing that such an approach inevitably leads to an altered standard of admissions for applicants from disadvantaged backgrounds compared to those from privileged ones.
Xu further argued that these relaxed standards could ultimately hinder the success of the very students they were designed to help.
His stance, he says, is supported by admissions data, which shows Asian students have to score considerably higher on the SAT to have the same chance of admission as a black student.
Caught off-guard by Xu’s argument, Phillip abruptly ended the segment, expressing her thanks to Xu for his perspective.
Indeed, Xu’s argument finds backing in the admission data from Harvard.
Despite having the highest average standardized test scores among all applicant demographics, Asian students had the lowest admission rate.
In contrast, black applicants who had the lowest average test scores enjoyed the highest admission rate.
Bottom Line
Justice Clarence Thomas, in his concurring opinion on the Supreme Court case, argued that while American society may not be “colorblind,” our laws should strive to be.
He cautioned against trying to counter social racism with government-imposed racism, arguing that this leads to a “never-ending cycle of victimization.”
Instead, Thomas proposed that the government should focus on the individual achievements of its citizens, echoing the same argument made by Kenny Xu during the abruptly-ended CNN segment.
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Ellen O'Shaughnessy
July 3, 2023 at 8:24 pm
When someone wants to play on a sports team, the only qualification is one’s ability to play according to the standards required by the team. Affirmative action has no place in this environment. The same should be true of academics. If someone wants to go to college, the only qualification should be that person’s demonstrated ability to succeed according to the standards required by the college. I think it is time we returned to focusing on personal responsibility and ownership of achievement. I applaud the Supreme Court’s decision in this case.
Lynda Gold
July 3, 2023 at 8:55 pm
When it comes to logic, I am sure the elites in the government were MIA in their civics classes. Common sense is not their strong attributes.
Ricardo Sanchez
July 4, 2023 at 2:10 am
AMEN TO THAT!
IT IS NO DIFFERENT, AS TO WHEN A STUDENT IS PLAYING ANY GIVEN SPORT IN ANY GIVEN
COLLEGE. IF YOU DON’T HAVE THE GPA UP ENOUGH TO PLAY,YOU DON”T PLAY! SHOULD
THE COLLEGE LET ANY PLAY IF DON”T MAKE THE GRADES!??! JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE BLACK!?! JUST LIKE THE DEMONRATS! THINKING! GIVE THEM SOMETHING. FOR DOING NOTHING! AND THE BLACKS SAY;I’M NOT YOUR SLAVE! THE DEMONRATS WHAT YOU THAT WAY, BY GIVING YOU EVERYTHING! JUST LIKE BEFORE! FEEDING YOU HOUSING YOU, GIVING
YOU FREE MONEY AND THE LIST GOES OM AND ON! THE MARK OF THE DEMONRAT! IS THE SAME AS THE MARK OF THE BEAST! THEY BOTH
SAY THE SAME THING!, YOU WILL ALWAYS BELONG TO ME! AND YOU WILL NEVER BE FREE! AS LPNG AS YOU KEEP YOUR HANDS OUT TO THEM!
SAMSON
July 4, 2023 at 8:51 am
Absolutely, it is not your skin color or your race that gets you through life it is your ability and your drive and moxie that gets you where you’re at. Neither my wife or I went to college we both worked hard our whole life and made a good life for ourselves. All it takes is dedication and hard work and you can do anything in life that you set your mind to. I often think back of how I did what I did when I was younger, but it was my father who taught me how to work when I was young which is not taught to our young anymore. Are youth are a bunch of weaklings that don’t want to work. Our country has also Fallen away from God and we need to get back to that or our country will fail.
Jimmy
July 3, 2023 at 9:40 pm
It is absolutely stunning how “Common Sense” can literally shut down a Media Giant like C.N.N. Well Done, Xu… As for Justice Thomas – a Legal Scholar Extraordinaire.
grrumpa
July 3, 2023 at 9:43 pm
Thank you for your input. Oh, look, we’re out of time. Facts get in the way of the narrative CNN was trying to push. All applications should be treated the same and the word “race” should not be on any application form at any school of higher education. The Supreme Court made the right decision.
jcb
July 4, 2023 at 5:04 am
It is about time that all of any kind of forms should not have the question of RACE. Just like the Lady Justest’s eyes are blind folded! Every since the first day I applied something. The form always has the question about rice! That’s what’s wrong with our country! I have know a lot of black people that are very smart in business or common sense. It is the Democrats that’s been holding down the black people. Wake up friends. you are smart, you are hard working just like everyone else. Don’t let them keep you down. Don’t victimize yourself! Free lunch only make you lazy and not showing your potentials!
Nate
July 4, 2023 at 8:37 am
CNN, MSNBC, ABC, NBC, CBS and many other Main-Stream Media outlets are bias left-wing distributors of misinformation! Naturally CNN would quickley stop a debate on a subject that differs from their own left supportive beliefs. These commentators no more want to discuss any topic that does not favor it’s own beliefs than Biden wants a “Presidential Debate”! Biden didn’t even debate Donald Trump, that presidential debate was between Trump and Chris Wallace, who protected Joe Biden from any direct questioning and providing answers of the Biden Family businesses that are relivant throughout The Biden family and Administration today. Biden is corrupt, along with his family and is being protected by The Swamp which includes The FBI/DOJ!!!
StanB
July 6, 2023 at 6:15 pm
If you were going in for heart or brain surgery, would you like the surgeon to have been the best or the one that graduated because of their race, religion, sex, etc? ALL admissions and hiring should ALWAYS be based on ability.