Racism is evident in it's nuances

Racism has morphed from a blatant pride in superiority and public disregard for inferiority to a nuanced cloudy logistical existence. There is the fact of assertion which is an emphatically stated denial as "I am not racist!" with the full expectation of belief in authority without any requirement of supporting evidence. There is a realization in the minds of the more logical that a simple "Many of my friends are black!" does not cut it as an explanation but could become a cliched trap. Racism has become wrapped in subtle actions and depends on real world statements of disconnection. Old world statements are regularly avoided by the more adroit. No longer do they address pulling up by the bootstraps except for the uninitiated and unnuanced. Rather egalitarian statements that affirm acceptance. "We are all together in this." As long as it is suffering we are together. When it is enjoying the fruits of privilege there is a silence. otherwise affirmations invade such as "Anyone can be a supreme court justice and even a president.". The nuance is to say something positive. Ignore racism. Ignore the effects of racism. Ignore the barriers still in place. Simply counter complaints with positivity. One positive example can overcome a million negative ones. That is the nuanced formula for keeping racism alive. Another way of looking at it is to make the token exception the rule with such positive vigor that it cannot be countered by statistics. If stats raises it's head simply stating "It takes time." will deflate any statistical analysis.
Another nuance is addressing the present and not the past or the future. The chances are presence is a privilege and simply stating "You have done well." with the full realization that one who is critical about racism must have achieved some status to be present, is an argument against any argument. After all the real oppressed and poor will not have a presence at all given the stricture of racism. The few that have made a presence have no right to represent those who have no presence. Also if they are ever present they are either on show or they are the show so their presence is at a distance and silence is as good a response as any. Silence or applause. Neither causes a confrontation of ideas. Neither is an admission of the existence of racism. Of course the racists could do without their silence and their applause but they are less likely identifiable unless they're sitting in congress. Only there are their outburst and lack of applause evident. Even then nuanced responses does break down once in a while but what does it matter? Racists are still firmly in control and can show it through nuances or directly if they please.