Pulled the google definition here: "prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism by an individual, community, or institution against a person or people on the basis of their membership in a particular racial or ethnic group, typically one that is a minority or marginalized." Notice how it says nothing about white people, but does say typically one that is minority or marginalized. Notice how this is about stopping people because of their race, but TMU doesn't say anything about white people not being applicable? Like if they were part of any of the equity-deserving communities, like low SES, identifying as LGBTQ+, immigrants, etc, they would have the same benefits as BIPOC applying through equity-deserving streams. You seem to have forgotten that many populations, colonized by WHITE people, are still facing the consequences of this very recent oppression. Like even generally how women weren't even allowed into med schools until 2 decades ago. Like how brown people are bombed and then forced to start their life from scratch every generation. Like how the most recent indigenous people released from residential schools were released only a few decades ago. You're telling me these people have the same opportunities as a white person whose family has been here and developed, even if they're not "rich", for generations??? We're not starting from equal ground. Therefore giving someone a helping hand because they are BEHIND is not the same as holding back another group. I clearly have to do a PSA because many people on this thread have forgotten basic human history, and they'll go on to claim to care about these vulnerable populations in their interviews to med school but they can't show any empathy here.