"As a person who has been on both sides of the table for these meetings, I have really appreciated them," the person wrote in an email. "Buuut, when the candidate is White, it is just awkward. The last meeting was uncomfortable, and I would go as far as burdensome for me. Can we change the policy to not do these going forward with White faculty?"
The obvious way to achieve that last request is to have no White-identifying faculty...
No snarky comment here.
I thought all "affirmative action" accusations were non-sense.