Is Joe Biden Racist?

Is Joe Biden racist?  

Hell, yes. 

He's not lynch-mob racist, of course. But this week, at the candidates debate, he told the world that Black children grow up suffering from a shortage of words, and he urged Black parents to make up for this with a record player (using those platters to smarten up inarticulate homes). 

The talking heads on TV seem to be ignoring this. My guess is that it went unnoticed for some reason. Three guesses why it got overlooked. 

I believe that I am racist, because I grew up in a place where racism is as common as oxygen. It's in the air we breathe. But we have the option of struggling with our own racism and trying to keep up with current, shifting insights into the problem. Biden has not done enough of that to serve as the President of a diverse nation.

This week Biden will give a speech on racism (likely written by someone more up-to-date). Perhaps he will apologize to Anita Hill. He may point out that one of his friends is Black. He may change his negative view on reparations. Biden will still be Uncle Fudd, who recently discovered that some children of color can be as bright as white children, and he wants to tell the world about it.