That sounds rather Euro-centric. Non-majority-white countries are also heavily represented in academia - China, India (and most of Asia, really), and the Middle

That sounds rather Euro-centric. Non-majority-white countries are also heavily represented in academia - China, India (and most of Asia, really), and the Middle East pop to mind - whites don't enjoy "intersectional privilege" there. In fact, at most scientific conferences, Antarctica is usually the only continent not represented, so it's doubly unusual for academics to suddenly become so blinkered.