If someone criticizes a liberal fucktard with dark skin, that's doesn't mean he's a racist. It just means the liberal fucktard is an asshole.

Wall Street Journal

OPINION

LETTERS

Race Is More of an Issue Than It Needs To Be

Friendships with other races/ethnic groups, acceptance of interracial relationships, neighborhood acceptance of other ethnic groups, workplace congeniality with other races, and legal and policy protections have never been greater.

In response to “Race Remains the Great Unresolved Issue” (Review, July 20): While suspicion of other “tribes” seems to be built into human DNA, the relentless narrative that racial relations are deteriorating is inconsistent with empirical evidence. Having lived in America for over six decades, working on projects all over the country with all socioeconomic groups, I am convinced that friendships with other races and ethnic groups, acceptance of interracial relationships, neighborhood acceptance of other ethnic groups, workplace congeniality with other races and legal and policy protections have never been greater.

In a nation of 250 million adults, even 0.1% virulent racists means 250,000 people saying and doing vile things that are trumpeted on every media platform by people with self-serving agendas. On the contrary, we ought to be encouraged by the remarkable progress America has made. We are far closer to racial comity than we were in 1960, 1920, 1860 or 1800.

Thomas M. Doran

Plymouth, Mich.

I am appalled at the constant use of the descriptive “congresswomen of color” by the national media when referring to freshman legislators Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley and Rashida Tlaib. The public and the media should focus on their politics, not their ethnicities. Using the descriptive term “of color” when referring to them immediately injects a racial overtone to the narrative. These new congresswomen could be better described as progressive, radical, liberal, leftist, etc. Racial issues still exist in our America, but race shouldn’t necessarily be a part of every conversation. We should agree or disagree with “the squad” based on their ideas and policies and not because of their “color.”

Ezequiel Villaseñor

Edmond, Okla.

Racism is still an issue in this country because many people want it to be. These people tend to be on the left side of the aisle politically. For many of us, the issue isn’t the color of an individual’s skin, but his or her behavior. Rep. Ilhan Omar is one of those people whose behavior deserves criticism. But if anyone comments on what she says, for political reasons that individual is charged with being a racist. For decades, the charge of racism in the hands of the left has been an all-purpose epithet to demonize opponents. By labeling an individual a racist the validity of his or her comments doesn’t need to be considered. “Racism” isn’t going away because it is too useful to the left.

Stanley Clark

Houston