But how will the Black person I’m speaking with know that I avoid contact with everyone, not just Black people?

I guess it doesn’t matter anyway. I’m white, therefore I’m racist. I got all these implicit biases that pop up to bite me at unexpected times, from being raised in a racist society. Yeah, I work on them and do my best, but there’s always more where they come from. I’ve often thought that my best contribution to ending racism would be to commit suicide and encourage all white people to do likewise, but I don’t do that because suicide is against my religion. In addition, when I say this on social media, a few Black people always come in and say, don’t do that, we need allies to get things done, so please stick around.

And it’s not about me anyhow.

So if my Black neighbors and coworkers feel that I’m racist because I’m avoiding eye contact, they’re right, just not for that reason. In fact, I seriously thought this article would begin with: to tell whether or not someone is racist, just look at their skin color. If they’re white, then they’re racist. End of story.