"Reverse Racism"

Affirmative Action is an idea which first emerged in politics in the 1960's- it embodied the fact that for decades minorities had been disadvantaged within the educational system, which was a major reason as to why minorities in America have higher rates of poverty. The idea to reserve spots for minority students is something very controversial, and their continues to be a long-standing debate about the issue today. I think people widely misunderstand Affirmative Action and for the most part, most people don't mind the topic until they realize their circumstances (college rejections) are easy to blame on minority students. Like Mr. Stewart mentioned in class, there is a clear divide on this issue, either you're in support of it or you are not.
There is an interior issue which fuels most debates regarding Affirmative Action- the concept of "Reverse Racism." I think this concept is really intriguing, personally, I believe there is no such thing as "Reverse Racism." I think you can experience negative biased treatment if you're white, but you cannot experience racism. Why? The answer is in American history. Racism is prejudice and discrimination towards minorities. Racism is rooted in INSTITUTIONAL discrimination. Just because someone doesn't like you solely because you're white, still does not mean racism- for some, this is incomprehensible. The thing is: racism is a societal built construct, meaning that there is no inherent belief in humanity that one skin tone or race is superior to another, rather the idea that white and European features are superior is something that was constructed and spread by personal beliefs centuries ago throughout Western society. Racism can only be experienced by minorities because they are the ones who have throughout history been institutionally disadvantaged and discriminated (ex. slavery, Jim Crow), whereas white people did not experience the same things. The idea of reverse racism is used by people to defend their stance against Affirmative Action. However, the thing is that universities won't admit you just because you are African American or Hispanic, you have still have to be qualified. Affirmative Action is an equalizer between white people and minorities, since before minorities were not even allowed to apply to universities. Affirmative Action is what finally gave students of color serious consideration by universities.
There have even been lawsuits which have reached the Supreme Court regarding Affirmative Action, such as Fisher vs. The University of Texas. Abigail Fisher (who is white) sued the University of Texas for having rejected her, which she blamed on the school's Affirmative Action Program. Fisher lost the case, despite appealing multiple times, this is because the consideration of race in undergraduate admissions is legal under the 14th amendment and also the university publicly stated she was not qualified enough to be admitted.
Anyways I want to know what your thoughts on "Reverse Racism." Do you agree or disagree with me- why?