Any clear statement in favor of judging people as individuals rather than as members of groups and in favor of individuals taking personal responsibility for their lives and action rather than making excuses will be labeled “racist” by the race hustlers and con-men of the world.
By the way, the actor playing Eddie Willers is black. But so is Clarance Thomas but he's not considered by lefties to be a “real” black since he favors freedom and thinks for himself.