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affirmative action controversy[edit]

I'm sure it's WP:TooSoon but this recent controversy could be added at some point. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/joy-reid-doesnt-know-what-affirmative-action-is — Preceding unsigned comment added by Somegenerichandle (talkcontribs) 14:55, 3 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Joy Reid on MSNBC: "I got into Harvard only because of affirmative action"
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9e9uV8CCek
How would she know that?
Maybe she's just guessing.
Maybe her guess is correct.
Maybe her guess is mistaken.
SquirrelHill1971 (talk) 21:13, 4 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
The article at your link states: "A book written by Princeton professor Thomas J. Espenshade and MPR Associates researcher Alexandria Walton Radford found that Asian Americans must score 140 points higher on SAT tests than white people, 270 points higher than Hispanic people, and 450 points higher than black people in order to have the same odds of admission."
A much more reliable source, the New York Times, said the same thing:
"A 2009 Princeton study showed Asian-Americans had to score 140 points higher on their SATs than whites, 270 points higher than Hispanics and 450 points higher than blacks to have the same chance of admission to leading universities."
Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20170201172516/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/30/opinion/white-students-unfair-advantage-in-admissions.html
SquirrelHill1971 (talk) 21:26, 4 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

"Journalist" description is misleading. Should be updated to "liberal commentator"[edit]

Current intro line describes Joy Reid as "an American journalist and television host". However, other wiki articles assign political leanings to her colleagues on more conservative Fox News. For example, Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson, and Bill ORielly are all described as "American conservative commentators". Crediting Joy Reid as a neutral journalist is inaccurate and should be updated to "an American liberal commentator and television host" or the like. Moreover, it might be worth considering labeling her as a "left-wing extremist" and "conspriacy theorist" given her radical opinions. https://www.foxnews.com/media/joy-reid-conspiracy-theories-misinformation LemonPumpkin (talk) 16:43, 23 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]