I'm sure you're right, Greg. The dispute seems to be about the route that people can or can't take to get that point, i.e. the educational possibilities/impossibilities that help or hinder progress, and the social environments that play a part in it all.

The argument is not actually about the Boat Race or rowing as such - it revolves around the polarised attitudes towards being there or not.

I used to enjoy knocking around in a boat - I never associated it with privilege or lack of privilege - it was just fun.