Telling a white male student, You are only a double Ivy because of privilege is just as bad as telling a black student they are a double Ivy because of affirmat

Telling a white male student, You are only a double Ivy because of privilege is just as bad as telling a black student they are a double Ivy because of affirmative action. Saying, “the statistics show that black double Ivy’s occur mostly due to affirmative action” is not objectionable if it’s true. Saying, “What do the statistics say about the background of black double Ivy’s?” is OK even if it’s not true that affirmative action is the reason because inquiring about causality is a good thing. Telling a student, “you are here only because of affirmative action” is never ok because it demeans the individual on a personal level.