What does this case illuminate about American culture?

This case illuminates widespread cultural attitudes that are consistent with a neoliberal framework. The court’s opinion highlighted a need, but refused to uphold the method, or make a statement regarding the importance of the issue or the attempt to promote change. In addition, this legal opinion reveals cultural anxieties surrounding inclusion and the impact diversity would have on meritocracy and elitism. This court understood that the whiteness and exclusionary practices of these spaces was a force that required deconstruction, but was unable to support a method that would do so. In this case, Bakke’s rejection from the school he applied to twice seemed a more pressing issue than taking a stance on widespread racial inequity. This kind of outlook and framework for these issues set up by the court as well as by cultural attitudes, reveals the limited scope and the narrow understanding that issues of race are addressed with. It is impactful that the case of one man who was denied admission to a college of his choice superseded the supposed importance of the promotion of equality.