I agree with your point about empathy, but I disagree with the idea that a "gross assumption" was made. jriot was talking about an "unnatural obsession with rac

I agree with your point about empathy, but I disagree with the idea that a "gross assumption" was made. jriot was talking about an "unnatural obsession with race" and asking why it exists, and the person who replied to it succinctly explained why. It was a "question and answer" dialog. Regardless of jriot's perspective, the reply was still correct and probably informative (because it answers a question that was asked)