I think racism is very much alive in the U.S....even among people who would never admit it.
When my (white) sister-in-law and brother-in-law adopted a mixed-race baby from the wayyy extended family, family members would marvel at how "light" he was. "Oooh, he's so light, I don't think he'll look very black at all!" I hear lots of LDS people call Obama literally "scary", without being able to define a policy that frightens them.
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