"The stigma around MSG fueled — or, perhaps, was fueled by — long-held racist stereotypes" The term is a little outdated (I've never heard it before actually),

"The stigma around MSG fueled — or, perhaps, was fueled by — long-held racist stereotypes" The term is a little outdated (I've never heard it before actually), but I see no racist stereotypes here. At the time the term was coined, I don't think there were very many Japanese restaurants around) and Americanized Chinese food has historically had tons of MSG.