WATCH: Students Are All For ‘Diversity Quotas,’ But Not In Sports
On Thursday, Campus Reform posted a video in which Ophelie Jacobson spoke with students at the University of Florida about “diversity quotas” in hiring and school admissions.
“Do you think diversity should be a factor in hiring decisions and in college admissions processes?” Jacobson asked.
The responses were not unexpected.
“Yeah, absolutely.”
“Probably. They should probably have diversity quotas for, like, college admissions, and a bunch of other things … those are definitely a good thing.”
“I mean, I think it’s like an absolute necessity.”
After setting up a scenario regarding diversity quotas in which a school or workplace should reflect the local minority population percentage, Jacobson asked if the students would support that.
The students were receptive to such an idea.
“That sounds pretty reasonable.”
“Absolutely. There should be more diversity in basically every single field.”
Jacobson then broadened the premise, asking, “What about diversity quotas on sports teams, college sports teams?”
Suddenly, the students’ perspectives changed.
“No, I think that should be skill-based.”
“Same thing. We want to win no matter what you are.”
“Probably not. I feel like it should be based off talent.”
“Sports is different than college. Sports is not the same. I mean, talent is talent is talent is talent.”
“Just let the skill shine, and whoever’s the best player deserves to be on the team.”
Jacobson then showed the students the current offensive lineup for the University of Florida Gators, which consists of mostly African American males and one white male. She also showed that a lineup reflecting the local demographics would feature six white males, two Latino males, two Asian males, and only one black male.
After seeing the side-by-side, one student who had previously shown support for diversity quotas walked his opinion back. “I feel like they’re probably just more skilled players … I guess you could say, like, more skilled people should get into schools, too. … I guess what I said could kind of be applied [to] both.”
“We’d probably be losing … because we recruit, like, based on skill, and if we recruited based on diversity, then we’d probably be worse,” another student said.
Finally, Jacobson asked the students if their opinions had changed regarding quotas once the comparison between sports and academia was made clear.
“If we’re talking about being the best in sports, shouldn’t we also be talking about being the best in the workplace, being the best company, being the best college, the best university regardless of anyone’s race?” she asked.
“Yeah, I think it was a
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