I don't know if IQ is a fair way to judge an
individual since lack of natural intelligence can be overcome.
There could be a doctor with an IQ of 85 who did just as well on the
MCAT's, SAT's,etc. However, I think it is acceptible to say that
if a group's IQ is lower(significantly) on average, then they will not
have very many people in academic professions. I know a
couple blacks that are very good in math, and also seem to have a high
IQ. However, as a group, the IQ could be that low.
Affirmitive Action goes hand and hand with the
distortion of the seven intelligences theory. It states that
traditional tests are overrated because there are many more ways to
measure skills and ability(a valid argument, but the rest of the guy's
argument is awful). Schools use this to promote dance, aka
rap/hip hop. They use this theory to promote ebonics as a form of
creativity. How well someone can rap does not have anything to do
with learning skills for life. This is a very communist idea as
it involves bringing productive people and lazy/unskilled people down
to the same level.
I never heard of affirmitive action for
Asians. I have never seen them under represented in colleges and
seem to score just as well, or better on tests as whites.