&gt; at least under the left-wing redefinition of the word racist as any mention of race at all<p>The overcautious avoidance of race as a subject does exist, but is nothing to do with left&#x2F;right in my experience. I associate it with people who don&#x27;t live in mixed areas, they tend to be more awkward about mentioning race and certainly aren&#x27;t more left wing on average.