he also doesn't understand why people actually avoided these things. people after WWII realized that this seemingly innocent kind of stereotyping IS THE WAY RACISTS TALK. changing poirot's dialogue dispels the implication he's a bad guy. it's not "too close for comfort"-- it's a calling card.

That he leans into the NBA, the laziest and most inanely common “racism can’t exist because of overrepresentation” trope, while also pretending there’s no history/ context to explain disparate impact, while saying Trump can’t be racist because he had a Black friend is the height of ignorance.

And “most points seem reasonable” is basically how “scientific” racism gives Hannania et al a veneer of respectability—you’re reading his tone as reasonable when he’s saying that Trump can’t be racist because he has a couple Black friends

White people are genetically predisposed to be good at lacrosse, yachting, and equestrian polo.

"like ticket enforcement". Law enforcement, famously a field absent of racial bias.

"obviously blacks have the basketball gene" and "obviously asians have the math gene" are both stupid, incorrect things to believe and also tell me you believe a lot of extremely ugly shit you're using that as the socially-acceptable tip of the spear to advance

pairing "there's not perfect racial balance in everything, like advanced math enrollment" and "we don't try to get white kids to play more basketball" makes it perfectly clear what you believe, sorry

He’s played this game for years. Often it’s annoying but harmless. But when the idea you’re dancing around is “do black people have genetic differences that make them worse at math” you need to be explicit about your beliefs or accept that people will be ungenerous about your refusal to be explicit

That’s the game: write something that seems to suggest a controversial idea without actually saying it, and then, when people naturally notice the implication, feign outrage at all the bad-faith wokesters who are misreading you.

Measles outbreak: I sleep
Seed oils being consumed: REAL SHIT