Is affirmative action racist?

Encyclopedia of Opinion

Question: Is affirmative action racist?
Position1 of 2›: Yes, affirmative action is racist

It creates a fixed mindset that because one is born into a specific racial or ethnic group, one is entitled to certain privileges such as lowered criteria and/or specialized programs.

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Affirmative action makes the wrong assumptions
It assumes that every Caucasian person is affluent and every person of color is deprived and in need of special circumstances.
Affirmative action violates the Constitution
A main purpose of the Constitution is to protect American citizens’ rights. Famously, it declares that "all men are created equal.” Affirmative action disparages this idea, prioritizing the inclusion of people of color over white people. This practice is a new kind of discrimination, which unfairly disadvantages white people. For this reason, affirmative action is unconstitutional.