The sickness is profoundly ingrained in this society and right now we are living in a period where the sickness called racism has spread. Schurtz did something that was deeply ignorant but could lead to productive discussions under normal circumstances. Trump's election victory, the way he rose to power by means of public displays virulent racism, the way he has inspired people to undertake threats and violent actions towards non-whites and Muslims, makes productive discussion nearly impossible in my opinion. Threatened groups need to coalesce within themselves, not excluding whites that are deeply sympathetic, but everyone strategizing for mutual self-defense against this racist disease. Anti-racists must come together to plan for self-defense action and mutual support. The threats from Trump's racist self-directing terrorist cells are real. Shurtz's blackface gaffe is child's play compared to Trump's KKK people. That crazed look on their faces like in lynching photos is there.