[jqwizard]

At what point in history has the message "People like yourself are falling behind in a very serious way" ever been met with "Yay!" ?

Also, many Americans are taught that statistical gaps between different demographics are usually a result of some terrible injustice. (It's certainly been true in the past.) Whether or not this is true always or even in this case, I can't really say, but I do understand why the mostly American audience of HN would have a negative reaction...