Problem
Given who actually benefited from Affirmative Action why does the media largely present a false narrative?
Context of question: The call for Law and Order now criminalized activists as never before. As activists experienced rotating periods of incarceration, along with the onslaught of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Counter Intelligence Program (COINTEL), the activist's ranks dwindled. Nevertheless, this alone was not enough to squash the their energy. Affirmative Action was introduced by democratic President Lyndon Johnson, but took form under the republican Presidency of Richard Nixon. With the beginning of "colorblind" language to describe a neo-liberal political environment, Affirmative Action had a double-edge impact. Initially it becomes a means to expand middle-class people of color via white collar employment. In the end, however, although white women are the ones who reap the affirmative action edge, the law becomes a way to talk about race in terms of racial quotas and goals and ultimately, racial discrimination against white men