AFAIK, he is not trolling. Right now, in Academia, there is a very strong movement towards hiring diversity candidates. For example, some faculty openings are

AFAIK, he is not trolling. Right now, in Academia, there is a very strong movement towards hiring diversity candidates. For example, some faculty openings are advertised as women or minorities only. In EU, some have sued and successfully overturned this kind of bias, as it is in principle not legal to discriminate by sex or race.