Yet Adams doesn't argue to only avoid people who say "it's not OK to be white". He says white people should avoid black people in general. It's reductive to the

Yet Adams doesn't argue to only avoid people who say "it's not OK to be white". He says white people should avoid black people in general. It's reductive to the point of being a racist conclusion itself. Such sentiments led to white flight and red lining. Things which only reinforced a system already stacked against people of color. And his conclusion is based on mixed results from a poll asking a very loaded question. So as logical arguments go it's flimsy at best. I'm not advocating hating anyone, implicitly or explicitly. It's disappointing when people disagree, yet not a reason to hate them personally--even when their ideas are destructive or hateful. Of course there are times when it is best to disengage, yet that doesn't excuse bucketing whole races or groups of people. Each person deserves to be heard and considered on their own merits, or not heard based on their own behavior.