But imputed racism is still racism. … No one was writing in the New York Times to demand that the future of white children be secured; they were just saying that social cohesion might be stronger if white people felt more secure in their white children’s futures.
—Tom Scocca, in “Where Taking the Concerns of Racists Seriously Has Gotten Us”
Originally published to write.house by Bix Frankonis. Comments and replies by email are welcome.