I think what he's trying to point out is that "it's currently socially-acceptable to effectively discriminate (or in this case ignore for 'equality') against those that are currently-viewed as privileged".

Personally, I've given up trying to argue with people on this matter. Some view this sort of reverse-discrimination as some sort of noble social-correction mechanism, I just view as what it is. Because, to me, at the end of the day, we are dealing with individuals. And sure, we may be uplifting certain individuals, but at a cost of other individuals purely because their gender/race was previously benefited in some way.