With great reluctance, I'm forced to the conclusion that affirmative action as implemented over these many years in the U.S. has become increasingly stretched and distorted, like a ball of Silly Putty that began as a perfect sphere and over time became unrecognizable tatters with pieces breaking off at random. A valiant effort, however.
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Setting the actual issue aside:
The funny thing about your post is that affirmative action is itself, by definition, about distortion.
So you're talking about distortion of distortion? I appreciate that :)
Sure, distortions aren't necessarily good or bad.
@volkris If you're going to use the term distortion as a moniker for affirmative action, I'd say that it has overall been a useful and positive distortion that served to help correct the foundational distortions of systemic racism.