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I'm not sure why they are calling him racist - he's not the one judging poems based on author name. The name is not relevant to the content.

• duncan_bayne 11y ago
  Because, and I wish I were making this up, calling establishment figures on racism is itself considered racist if the racism being called out favours certain groups. It'd be A-OK if a black person did the same thing, pretending to be white, but flip the races and the person exposing the racism is pilloried for being a racist. And, not only did he call them on it, he did it in a very public fashion, and in a manner to which the only real rejoinder is a smear campaign against him.
  • ubertaco 11y ago
    >And, not only did he call them on it, he did it in a very public fashion, and in a manner to which the only real rejoinder is a smear campaign against him. Effectively, "nuh-uh! Uhh...YOU'RE racist!"
    • duncan_bayne 11y ago
      Yes. It might make more sense, actually, if you think of 'racism' as being devoid of any meaning other than an expression of political opprobrium. It only becomes confusing if you think of racism as actually meaning what it's supposed to mean: discrimination on the basis of race alone.