>a reasonable reader would assume the speaker thought said group was being persecuted That's only reasonable because of a common understanding that black peopl

>a reasonable reader would assume the speaker thought said group was being persecuted That's only reasonable because of a common understanding that black people have been persecuted because of their race. No such reasonable, common understanding exists for white people in America; it is at best an unreasonable and niche understanding espoused by people who believe they're being persecuted by Jews and Asians (whether "Tiger Family" or "H1-B”).