Kenny Xu, an Asian American fair college admissions advocate got into a heated debate about the ending of affirmative action over college admissions. He was up again noted CNN racist Abby Phillip. She became so frustered that she not only cut off Kenny Xu multiple times, she even ended the segment because Xu kept speaking the truth.
CNN host Abby Phillip ended a segment with a fair admissions advocate on Thursday when he used facts to demonstrate the downside of affirmative action.
Kenny Xu — a board member for Students for Fair Admissions, the plaintiff in the Supreme Court case — told Phillip that academic excellence, not race, “should be prioritized” in college admissions.
“I think that admissions should be only based on merit,” he said. “Why are we asking a university to calculate somebody’s level of diversity? I think that sets a very bad precedent for anybody trying to get into college. We should be treated on the basis of our merits. We should be treated on the basis of how hard we work, or study, our SAT scores, our grades.”
But Phillip pushed back. She asked why admissions boards should not consider “other factors” that students “bring to the table” like socio-economic background.
Xu argued you cannot do that fairly because, inevitably, admissions standards are changed for applicants from a disadvantaged socio-economic background versus applicants from a privileged background.