Here's the thing about white men griping about affirmative action being "unfair":
If you have two candidates with equal qualifications and one candidate is a member of a visible marginalized group and the other is a cis white male, chances are the candidate who has had to overcome significant systemic barriers and hostility to obtain the same qualifications and experience is the better candidate, actually.
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