Affirmative Action and the Affect that it has on Racism in a Society Affirmative action was originally created to give minorities the same opportunities as anyone else. Affirmative action also helped to integrate races by making it mandatory to employ a variety of races and genders. Although affirmative action was meant to be a positive move some of the outcomes are very negative. Highly eligible people were rejected by colleges, universities, and jobs because of …showed first 75 words of 391 total…

…showed last 75 words of 391 total…but now it is not so vitally needed. It would be untrue to say that racism is no longer in existence, but it is fair to say that racism has made a tremendous improvement over the course of several years. Since this improvement, I believe that affirmative action is no longer needed. What society needs is for people to be accepted based on their qualifications, merits, and abilities regardless of their color, creed, or gender.