The most depressing kind of response is "if you change the names, the point still stands". I already got the point being made, and I was worried about it when I

The most depressing kind of response is "if you change the names, the point still stands". I already got the point being made, and I was worried about it when I first heard about the Iranian hackers in late March. The point isn’t what’s offensive. Grabbing my attention with a racist caricature to make your point? That’s the problem. Furthermore, it wasn’t just the name. It was a complete caricature of a dishonest immigrant to the West from my part of the world, with a name, a job, relatives who are also scammy disreputable people, and a crafty scheme. It was the whole racist package with batteries included.