Or rather, who counts as being a "disadvantaged postgraduate"?
Mr Sedgemore told Today: "In dealing with Diane's son we are not dealing with a disadvantaged parent and we are not dealing with a disadvantaged child.
"We would not knowingly associate with the abuse of a disadvantaged group like the refugees.
Chan grew up in what she has described as a disadvantaged family in Quincy, Massachusetts.
A disadvantaged background is one of the factors that holistic admissions practices take into account.
"We can't put hurdles in the way of a disadvantaged minority," she said.
"Maybe it's because we come from a disadvantaged area," Jeremiah Mokaba said.
"They've had a disadvantaged experience, dealt with harassment and discrimination, a pervasive hostility," he added.
He comes from a disadvantaged background, went to Stanford University and got straight As.
A disadvantaged child will nearly always and everywhere become a disadvantaged adult, and if you ignore the right-wing rhetoric and look at the data you might be a little less keen on hearing the 'M' word in future.
"[Muslims] are perceived as disloyal and as a threat rather than just as a disadvantaged minority," Khattab said.
