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> Would it also be okay to suggest Asians are over-represented because of unearned Asian privilege? Reverse racism, as it were? > What about suggesting white

> Would it also be okay to suggest Asians are over-represented because of unearned Asian privilege? Reverse racism, as it were? > What about suggesting whites are (hypothetically) over-represented because they've made attaining education a priority? Well, first they'd need to be over-represented ;). > Forgive me for noticing, but "one-sided" doesn't even begin to describe this debate. On the contrary, there seems to be a bazillion sides to this whole discussion.

deogeo 6y ago
> Well, first they'd need to be over-represented ;) Not at all - behold, an entire article complaining about too many whites on Harvard [1], despite being the most under-represented group [2]. [1] https://slate.com/business/2019/09/harvard-admissions-affirmative-action-white-students-legacy-athletes-donors.html https://slate.com/business/2019/09/harvard-admissions-affirm... [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21130080 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21130080