> And this is a problem, why? Why shouldn't there be a female equivalent of a fencing team?
What's the definition of "female equivalent"?
Doesn't the validity of your assumed "should" depend on the definition we're using?
> However, his deep hatred for programs to achieve social equality leads him to have beliefs that are very very worrisome from a racial and gender equality point of view.
Are you suggesting that all current programs to achieve social equality are worthwhile, that none of them are bad? Or is it just that any criticism is necessary wrong?
Author's words not mine. I should have put quotes around "female equivalent". I believe that female sports should be given as much attention as male sports.
>Are you suggesting that all current programs to achieve social equality are worthwhile, that none of them are bad? Or is it just that any criticism is necessary wrong?
No. Some of them might have failed spectacularly and deserve criticism. But to criticize the social equality programs in colleges because they get students with lower SAT scores into colleges is a very imprecise argument to make.
> I believe that female sports should be given as much attention as male sports.
Why should they be "given attention" and by whom? What about folks who don't provide said equal attention? (While the majority favor male sports, there are folks who favor female sports. Surely both are in need of correction.)
For example, why shouldn't womens' preference be given some weight?
I note that women are less likely to attend women's sports than men are to attend men's sports. Heck - women are more likely to attend men's sports than they are to attend men's sports.
Be careful - the "provides valuable diversity" argument requires differences (in aggregate). If there are differences, then exact duplicate treatment is inappropriate.
> But to criticize the social equality programs in colleges because they get students with lower SAT scores into colleges is a very imprecise argument to make.
Is it? The SAT folks claim that SATs correlate somewhat with college achievement, and the college folks seem to agree (otherwise they wouldn't use it).
What do you think that the goal of college admissions is?
What's the definition of "female equivalent"?
Doesn't the validity of your assumed "should" depend on the definition we're using?
> However, his deep hatred for programs to achieve social equality leads him to have beliefs that are very very worrisome from a racial and gender equality point of view.
Are you suggesting that all current programs to achieve social equality are worthwhile, that none of them are bad? Or is it just that any criticism is necessary wrong?