You were right about that. It WAS joke--to people who knew it was a joke. Too many others didn't know the difference.

This is one of the best articles I've ever read. Just today, another Medium writer forwarded a piece to me that discussed "passive racism." It is EXACTLY what you're talking about. Please let me share it with you. Thanks to Wanda S.

https://news.stanford.edu/2020/06/09/seven-factors-contributing-american-racism/