{"id":1961236,"date":"2023-06-30T09:58:11","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T13:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michelle-obamas-heart-breaks-now-that-asians-are-getting-fair-shot-at-college-admissions\/"},"modified":"2023-06-30T10:00:12","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T14:00:12","slug":"michelle-obamas-heart-breaks-now-that-asians-are-getting-fair-shot-at-college-admissions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michelle-obamas-heart-breaks-now-that-asians-are-getting-fair-shot-at-college-admissions\/","title":{"rendered":"Michelle Obama saddened by Asians&#8217; newfound college admission opportunities."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmichelle-obamas-heart-breaks-now-that-asians-are-getting-fair-shot-at-college-admissions%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1961236&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Michelle Obama&#8217;s &#8216;Heart Breaks&#8217; Now That Asians Are Getting Fair Shot at College Admissions<\/h2>\n<p>Michelle Obama says her heart is breaking.<\/p>\n<p>But I\u2019m not entirely sure why.<\/p>\n<p>The former first lady\u2019s statement after the Supreme Court effectively gutted affirmative action in colleges Thursday is confusing at best.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/whoopi-meltdown-supreme-court-decision-view-hosts-start-targeting-white-women\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">landmark ruling<\/a> that colleges can no longer consider race in their decisions for accepting applicants, Obama \u2014 who graduated from Princeton University and Harvard Law School \u2014 issued a statement that began, \u201cBack in college, I was one of the few Black students on my campus, and I was proud of getting into such a respected school. I knew I\u2019d worked hard for it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut still, I sometimes wondered if people thought I got there because of affirmative action. It was a shadow that students like me couldn\u2019t shake, whether those doubts came from outside or inside our own minds.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She continued, \u201cBut the fact is this: I belonged. And semester after semester, decade after decade, for more than half a century, countless students like me showed they belonged, too.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I wanted to share some of my thoughts on today\u2019s Supreme Court decision on affirmative action: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Wa6TGafzHV\">pic.twitter.com\/Wa6TGafzHV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MichelleObama\/status\/1674430722529169408?\">June 29, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Was Obama making the case for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/right-and-writer\/\" title=\"Right and Writer\">ending affirmative action<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>The former first lady admitted that affirmative action was a \u201cshadow\u201d under which she and others lived because they worried people didn\u2019t think they belonged.<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court ruled in a case brought by Students for Fair Admissions that, among other things, said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesota-removes-race-as-factor-in-rationing-coronavirus-treatment-blatant-discrimination\/\" title=\"Minnesota Removes Race as Factor in Rationing Coronavirus Treatment: 'Blatant Discrimination'\">racial preference policies<\/a> of Harvard University and the University of North Carolina penalized Asian-American students.<\/p>\n<p>In his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/opinions\/22pdf\/20-1199_hgdj.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">opinion<\/a> Thursday, Justice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/clarence-thomass-alleged-ethic-violations-absolutely-debunked-called-laughably-stupid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clarence Thomas<\/a> agreed, saying, \u201cRacialism simply cannot be undone by different or more racialism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInstead,\u201d he wrote, \u201cthe solution announced in the second founding is incorporated in our Constitution: that we are all equal, and should be treated equally before the law without regard to our race.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnly that promise can allow us to look past our differing skin colors and identities and see each other for what we truly are: individuals with unique thoughts, perspectives, and goals, but with equal dignity and equal rights under the law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Even former President Barack Obama agreed that affirmative action was flawed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike any policy, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michelle-obamas-heart-breaks-now-that-asians-are-getting-fair-shot-at-college-admissions\/\" title=\"Michelle Obama saddened by Asians' newfound college admission opportunities.\">affirmative action wasn\u2019<\/a>t perfect. But it allowed generations of students like Michelle and me to prove we belonged. Now it\u2019s up to all of us to give young people the opportunities they deserve\u200a \u2014 \u200aand help students everywhere benefit from new perspectives,\u201d he said in a statement, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/2023\/6\/29\/23778469\/affirmative-action-supreme-court-barack-michelle-obama-react\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chicago Sun-Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But his wife\u2019s heart is breaking about the fact that students will now be judged on their abilities and not the color of their skin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo today, my heart breaks for any young person out there who\u2019s wondering what their future holds \u2014 and what kinds of chances will be open to them,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Do you agree with the court&#8217;s decision?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n<p>\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n\t\tCompleting this poll entitles you to The Western Journal news updates free of charge. 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They didn\u2019t strike down diversity; they struck down discrimination. Race doesn\u2019t determine your value or your success in life. The court says Harvard was relying on the stereotype that \u201ca black student can usually bring something\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/L44dwg7uKT\">pic.twitter.com\/L44dwg7uKT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jesse Watters (@JesseBWatters) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JesseBWatters\/status\/1674573118268899328?\">June 30, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On a side note, if colleges truly cared about giving kids with fewer opportunities a chance, they might consider ending <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/4074428-tim-scott-calls-on-universities-to-end-legacy-admissions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">legacy admissions<\/a>, which give preference to alumni\u2019s family members. The move, which Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/speechless-tim-scott-takes-view-hosts-school-systemic-racism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tim Scott <\/a>of South Carolina <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/4074428-tim-scott-calls-on-universities-to-end-legacy-admissions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">called for<\/a> Thursday, would make the process fairer and give everyone an equal chance.<\/p>\n<p>But then, when was affirmative action or the equity agenda ever about fairness?<\/p>\n<p>Still, overall, this ruling is a good first step.<\/p>\n<p>Although colleges will likely find <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/harvard-reveals-itll-use-loophole-skirt-supreme-court-ruling-will-certainly-comply\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">loopholes<\/a> to get around the ruling, striking down affirmative action brings us one pace closer to ensuring that all students are judged on the basis of their character, their hard work and their merit and not on the color of their skin.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/michelle-obama-humiliated-product-fails-standards-pushed-americans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michelle Obama<\/a> should be happy about that.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/michelle-obamas-heart-breaks-now-asians-getting-fair-shot-college-admissions\/\">Michelle Obama&#8217;s &#8216;Heart Breaks&#8217; Now That Asians Are Getting Fair Shot at College Admissions<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michelle Obama expresses her heartbreak, but the reason remains unclear. 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