Reply #1: Racism is more dangerous when it is subtle...

[Maddy McCall]

because you don't know exactly who the enemy is nor what you are up against.

The Council of Conservative Citizens here in Mississippi was no less racist the Klan--they just used more covert forms of racism, and if you ask me, more detrimental forms. At least the Klan was easy to spot; the CCC used silent economic retribution that was less easy to see.

Several days ago, a DUer asked for help finding racist statements that Rush had made (before the recent outrage). The thing is that he may not have made overt racist statements, but his racist implications (things said that he knew his listeners would interpret the "right way") are just as bad.

Send the message, leave it up to your readership to interpret, and meanwhile you can defend yourself from "racist" labels by saying "I didn't say anything racist...I can't help how people interpret it."

And those of us who see inherent racism are accused of being overly sensitive liberals who look for a racist in every corner.