In order to determine whether a certain race is disfavored, you need to look at admissions data. The data for Harvard was staggering [1]. Non-ADLC Asian applicants in the 90th percentile were half as likely to be admitted than non-ADLC Black applicants in the 60th percentile and as equally likely as Black applicants in the 40th percentile.

There are definitely valid arguments in favor of Affirmative action, but the notion that this doesn't amount to substantial racial discrimination is nothing less than counterfactual.

1. https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2019/10/04/does-har...