Is OTHER wrong in the post ? POST : English is not my first language and this is my first time posting here, sorry for any language/formatting problems, etc. 

I am Asian and my boyfriend is British. We are in a long distance relationship. While we were texting the other day, the subject of race came up, and I jokingly said that he had white privilege (which I do believe to be true). He then responded by saying that I was “white shaming” him. 

I explained to him that by being white, he does have privilege even though he can’t see it. Some real life examples would strangers greeting him and not me when we are together. However, he retaliated by saying that I was being racist to him and I was being unfair because I was “hating on him” over something he can’t control (being white). He also said that white privilege doesn’t exist because every race has privileges, like Asians being smart and and black people running faster. He said he shouldn’t be blamed just because his ancestors did something wrong. 

At this point I was furious and I realised I wouldn’t be able to change his mind, so I just ended the conversation there. 

The next day he asked me if I knew why I was wrong and why he was mad about the conversation. I just ignored him because I don’t think my own mindset is wrong. However since he is so upset I don’t really know. Was I being an asshole by stating he has white privilege and insisting on it? Note that he has never been racist to anyone, and has always treated me like an equal. 