The Quality of Reasoning From a Highly Prominent Expert in Anti-Racism AKA, A Race Grifter

Where are all these “obviously racist people” *not* in denial?

Trump? who says he’s “the least racist person.”

Slaveholders? who imagined slavery as good for Black people.

Segregationists? who imagined up separate but equal.

Domestic terrorists? claiming they’re “not racist.” https://t.co/aKlMymAD8V

— Ibram X. Kendi (@DrIbram) March 7, 2021

Trump? who says he’s “the least racist person. Trump was accused of racism, a lot. I don't recall a single instance where this was backed up by any evidence. 

Slaveholders? who imagined slavery as good for Black people. Some slaveholders did imagine slavery as good for Black people, but the only reasonable way to interpret this is that they felt superior to Black people, which is more-or-less the definition of racism. 

Segregationists? who imagined up separate but equal. They may have been deluding themselves that separate can ever be equal. But no people have ever wanted to keep superior people away. So again, they are not denying racism. 

Domestic terrorists? claiming they’re “not racist. Domestic terrorism has been done for a ton of non-racist reasons: Anti Vietnam, anti free trade, for conservation, for animal rights, etc.