I didn't flag your reply https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50198992 and I thought you made some good points.

> I have these arguments with people I love who are right in spirit and still dig in the moment the word “racism” lands, because to them it names a thing they’re sure they aren’t

Like I said, it's because of how emotionally charged the word is. People think if they label unfairly discriminatory or prejudiced behavior as something other than racism, it's somehow not as bad as racist behavior.

They are wrong.

I spent some time crafting that response. Unfortunate for me. Thank you for the follow up, I do agree with this.