White racism lives on

Why should Paula Deen be boycotted? Because racism is alive and well in America. While withdrawing its visible fangs after the civil rights movement, it mutated and emerged into political neo-conservatism and religious fundamentalism and took on renewed life. The strategy: Deny that white racism exists, accuse the victims of racism of being racists, deny that there is any such thing as a hate crime, and demonize anyone — or any organiza-