Since Mr. Wise has begun posting diaries on Kos, there has been a constant, broad, thorough discussion on race, white privilege (I prefer the term "white advantage" as a way of helping very UN-privileged whites to understand). The discussion has been quite healthy and eye-opening, and has led to robust debate (and more than one pie-fight) to say the least.
There has not, to my knowledge, been a specific diary highlighting how far some remarks have gone off the reservation, and are examples of exactly what many trying to combat racism and bigotry are fighting against.
I fear the assertion that "non-whites cannot be racist" is emboldening non-white Kossacks to make comments and inferences that are absolutely racist.
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