Absolutely.
Justice Thomas wrote in his new book how affirmative action was such a detriment to him. Here he was, a Yale Law school graduate, but everyone assumed that he only graduated because the degree was given to him.
In fact, Thomas was one of the brightest students in his class and his grades proved it.
No matter - affirmative action cursed him, and he couldn't get a job out of law school.
But he didn't wallow in despair - and he went out and proved himself.
People like Michelle "Do You Know Who I AM?!" Obama think the the world owes them something. Moreover, any failure, real or perceived, can easily be covered up as "racism."
In the end, we all get the results based on what we ourselves sow.
"Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. Whatever a man sows, so shall he reap."
Galatians 6:7