[paulluuk]

> You can't go to college without your group affecting you. You can't find a good job without your group mattering.

Do you have any evidence to back this up? Which "group-membership" prevents you from going to college or getting a good job?

Edit: I think I misunderstood, obviously different ethnical groups have different experiences in their careers and lives in general.

[logicalmonster]

You are presenting a strawman. I did not say that you are prevented from going to college or getting a good job, but your group can affect your life outcome and does matter in these decisions. Look at the Asian-American discrimination case against Harvard entrance as one of many examples.

[paulluuk]

It was not my intention to present a strawman: I assumed that by "affect" you really did mean "prevent". I.e. being Asian-American prevents some people from gaining entrance to Harvard, in this case.

[pc86]

Just ask anyone, of any group, and they'll tell you how being in their group made both of these harder while less qualified people of the other groups had it easier than they did.

[paulluuk]

You're right, I'm not sure what I was thinking. I thought OP was hinting that being white was preventing them from going to college or getting a good job because of positive discrimination, but now I'm not sure how to interpret their comment any more and my reply is very dumb.