How do you know if a person is a racist?  Are there certain criteria they need to meet?  Do they have to use the N-word in every other sentence? Or complain loudly that Black players shouldn't be quarterbacks? Or is it more subtle than that? Do they merely need to live in a redneck neighborhood or vote for Republican candidates?

Or maybe they are loving and polite people, but they deny that Black people face any disadvantages anymore.  Does that make them racist?  Is living in a bubble enough to make the cut?

Remember that in our dual definition-world, any white person is Racist because of their winning the race lottery with their white skin. But they need to exhibit outward signs of bigotry, prejudice, or hatred to be racist by our definition.

So think about how low your bar is to use this label.  Do you ever think that others might consider you a racist? Have you ever done anything that might meet someone else's criteria? How do you feel about that? Is it their problem that they haven't gotten to know you well enough?

Your practice for today is to think about a person whom you labeled as a racist with very little information.  And then think about something you've done that could be misinterpreted as racist. How can you change both of these situations in the future?