Its not racist to make a reference to someone’s race. The racism in this episode, and there is plenty, lies in all the histrionics and mea culpas and overwrought apologies and in the embarrassing race obsession that the Left engages in. They find it impossible to ignore race, and they find it impossible to be casual or analytical or neutral, its always a big deal to them.
The DNC is the party of race obsession. They can’t help it; its who they are. For them its impossible to ignore and impossible to be relaxed about; every racial reference is for them fraught with peril.
Its a mistake for us to play their game and get sucked into their obsessions as we do occasionally. If what you’ve said isn’t offensive, you should never apologize. It only makes it worse; you are just feeding their obsession which is a mistake especially when you don’t share their obsession.
I notice that with conservative people, race issues are not ignored and are discussed openly. The friendships between conservative people of different ethnic backgrounds also often run much deeper for they are not given out of some sense of guilt or correctness, but from earned respect.