I’ve always maintained that equality is not something that is handed to you but something that you assume. When you claim to be oppressed and seek “equality “, you have already established your inequality. You have assumed a submissive role and you are now appealing to your “betters” to see you as an equal.
That approach is doomed to failure. You need to assume equality for yourself!
Case in point is the Asian people, who were discriminated against in the country for decades. But they educated themselves, worked hard, and now, by and large, are one of the most successful peoples in our nation. They refused to accept the fact that they were helpless victims. The same can be said for other groups.
Some time ago I was going out with a woman who was a graduate of Radcliffe,which was once this country's female equivalent of Harvard (and which was eventually absorbed by Harvard).
A fellow classmate and friend of hers was the Assistant Dean of Admissions at Harvard at the time.She once told her that were it not for Harvard's "affirmative action" admissions policy the Freshman classes would be made up entirely of Asians and Jews.