Ben, You have eloquently expressed everything that I was trying to say the other day. There are only two possibilities for someone claiming to have no racist instincts at all. Either they're trying to fool themselves or trying to fool you. Interestingly, the words "racism" and "racist" are fairly new to the English language. Checking the journals in JSTOR, we see that the two words only show up in general usage beginning in the mid-1930's. The word "Enthought" is found liberally in Google, but you may lay claim to "Enthoughted." Enthought is the name of a company, but not one so successful that its name is used as a verb. Terry Ballard New York Law School, Mendik Library New York, NY, 10013