"If it's a fact it's not racism" is a common misconception of someone who understands neither science nor racism. The problem isn't the result of some study. I

"If it's a fact it's not racism" is a common misconception of someone who understands neither science nor racism. The problem isn't the result of some study. In a small part it is the interpretation. The much bigger part is the value judgement. There can't ever be a value judgement in science. If there is, it's not science. Now, people do pass judgement across ethnical lines. It's natural because these boundaries are very visible. But it's not scientific ever. The problem the author wants to address but doesn't understand is that people are finding new underpinnings for racist beliefs, and nobody calls them on their fallacy!