Why I can't accept that it isn't about race

I know what a whole lot of people are wanting to say to me. Whatever their concerns are, they have nothing to do with race. They are not racists, and they are tired of people saying otherwise. They don't have a racial bone in their body. They find it insulting that people ask them to consider the possibility that they have racial biases that they might not be aware of. Instead, they feel that we should consider the possibility that it isn't about race after all. Nevertheless, I'll explain why I find it difficult to take this argument seriously.

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