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How about “I’m not a racist but…

Or: “I don’t have a racist bone in my body.” Wow. Racism is a bone? Does it show up in X-rays or scans? Can it be surgically removed? Is it a painful procedure? Surely it cannot be an essential part of the anatomy as non-racists presumably lack this bone.

I am rather hoping that it is just the one bone as this is already getting way too complicated.

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Philip Machanick

I am a computer science associate professor and work in bioinformatics. I promote sustainability, do science communication and campaign for human rights.