He was just discussing blackface, racial slurs, and systematic racism with a bunch of teenagers who ended up thinking he was a racist asshole. Something makes

He was just discussing blackface, racial slurs, and systematic racism with a bunch of teenagers who ended up thinking he was a racist asshole. Something makes me think this was not a calm, two-sided, conversation amongst equals. It sounds more like he lectured them and belittled their opinions. If that's the case, it doesn't automatically make him racist, but it does mean he misjudged the situation and what he was supposed to be doing.