The Semantic Creep of "Racism"

Not everything is racist, and when you call everything racist, you actually take attention away from things that are truly racist.

That’s a hard thing to even say, because instantly a bunch of people will come back at you and say “Well, you’re probably a racist.” I’m actually not. “I voted for Obama … twice!” (That’s a joke.) But ultimately, words do need to mean something to have impact. One of the reasons why work has become such a travesty for so many millions of human beings is…