Serious Satire

This political cartoon was posted in 2003. It blatantly states that affirmative action is, indeed, still used in college admissions to benefit minorities. The question...just how accurate is the cartoon?

The forum discussion on the website for this cartoon had the following thread:

Forum Discussion

Cartoon on Affirmative Action college admissions (July 5, 2005 1:50 PM)

Posted by: Chris Delorey

I am a minority and I still think this policy is outrageous. It is actually an insult because it implies that minorities need the help to get into college.

Re: Cartoon on Affirmative Action college admissions (July 9, 2005 12:09 PM)

Posted by: Good Will

What minority are you?

Re: Cartoon on Affirmative Action college admissions (July 13, 2005 7:41 PM)

Posted by: Chris Delorey

>What minority are you?

other than ethnicity, I am hard working which seems to be a minority these days. (by the way I'm in High School so the college struggle is very pertinent to me)

Re: Cartoon on Affirmative Action college admissions (July 14, 2005 3:21 PM)

Posted by: Good Will

Join the club. :-)

(goes back to one of his two jobs)

Hm, it seems even representatives of minorities see the accuracy of this cartoon. I like the eloquent point Chris makes that the term "minority" no longer needs to only refer to ethnicity, but to things like working hard. Obviously this problem has become so widely understood that it can now be a topic for satire. 

So is reverse discrimination a serious issue or one that can now be laughed about when it appears in political cartoons like these?