According to the new book of racism, people who respond to accusations or insinuations of racism by responding, “I have friends who are black,” are just proving their racism. That’s quite a feat of mind reading on the part of the accuser. I think it’s much simpler than that. People who say they have black friends are most often grasping at straws to defend or justify something they took for granted. Most people just see people and make friends, or not, based on the same fundamentals as always: chemistry, commonalities, like interests, affable personality, trust, and likability. They never…

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