I think it&#x27;s a weakness to omit thought and speech of outward appearance.<p>Race for some is more than outward appearance. It&#x27;s a line of community strategy. It&#x27;s a shared language. It&#x27;s shared food. Shared customs. Shared values. There&#x27;s something beautiful <i>and</i> treacherous there.<p>Race as a social reality exists whether we talk about or it not. Omitting speech destroys a valuable technique for counterbalancing instinct. Omitting thought disarms people from contemplating social reality.