Fewer than 100 have dealt with reverse discrimination and only six cases of reverse discrimination have been substantiated. White males have hardly been victimized by affirmative action. The unemployment rate for people of color has been consistently double that of whites. Overall, women still earn 71 cents for every dollar a man earns, and African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans and Native Americans earn even less. White students still comprise nearly 80 percent of the total student population at private and public four-year colleges and universities.
Racial resentment is still a powerful force.
Everyone, regardless of color or gender, is facing the same problems that stem from a stagnant and inequitable economic system with fewer opportunities. By scapegoating women and people of color for all of our woes, our political leaders deflect the blame away from themselves and the corporate agenda they represent. This is not whining. This is the reality of what is happening in this country today. We as a nation are unwilling to confront the lack of true equality and diversity in our society, and we will ultimately pay a terrible price for it.