Sigh. For the thousandth time, racism is not primarily about skin color. It is about inequalities of power. As DuBois said (I'm paraphrasing), the poorest, most uneducated white man can still feel superior to the wealthiest, most talented black man, not because his skin is white and the other's is black, but because he lives in a society that bestows unto him greater favors of control. When was the last time Fred, however down on his luck he may be, had a clerk follow him around the store? Or be denied the ballot? Or have a white woman clutch her purse tightly as she walked past? Or be denied an apartment when he answered an ad? When's the last time Fred was lynched? If Fred is discriminated against because he's white, it's going to be shocking bc such a thing has never happened to him before. He's going to be outraged enough to call a lawyer and write letters to his congressman. If Warren is discriminated against bc he's black -- that's called Tuesday.