[parsifal]

How true. Even one of our black clients was insistent about hiring a white lawyer because she did not have a very high opinion of black professionals. What a burden the high-performing black person has to bear. They can't hardly win for losing. parsy.

[mafree]

What a burden the high-performing black person has to bear.

The burden's always been there. Before affirmative action it was just a presumption that Blacks were inferior. After affirmative action, the presumption hasn't really changed.