Mythbusting white privilege

[wufwugy]

Following the point you made, I could say that because whites don't get the unintended consequences that cause a net negative through special treatment on college admissions, whites are privileged. But how dumb would saying that be?

I should add that whites do get net negative unintended consequences from affirmative action. It's a negative for all groups even though some individuals within the groups can use it as a positive.

Also I should point out that when I was talking about why I could choose to be black in Boost's hypothetical, it wasn't because of affirmative action. It wouldn't be good to get poorly placed in a college. I was thinking of lots of other stuff, and it's hypothetical. The situation I described is basically one where you're the "token black guy" in a place where there isn't a meaningful level of racism. This comes with what can be considered some perks as well as drawbacks.