“You’re not even Irish. You’re just white,” the elder Murphy told him. “Fairness only matters when you’re in a position of power and you’re trying to make things fair for someone else. Life is not fair. You’re a white, upper-middle-class male in the United States of America. The world is insanely unfair, and 99.9 percent of the time it’s unfair in your favor. You’ve actively marginalized yourself, and that’s your choice. I respect that. But tomorrow, you can cut your hair and become like everybody else. Try being black.”
