content: The problem isn't acknowledgement of differences, but rather people acting as if they know what and who you are based purely on what race you are. Additionally, depending on what part of the world you live in, your race provides you with the benefit of neutral privilege. Case in point, I've been programming my heart out ever since I was able to get my hands on a computer, and it's made me incredibly good at programming. My parents hated it, my family hated, but I love what I do, and I did it my whole life. My background being from South Asia has meant that people expect me to do code well, and even have the audacity to claim or thank my "origin/family/background" for my success. Never mind that I've been at this art 8-10 hours a day since I was eight. At the same time, when I visited South Asia, such expectations were completely thrown out. I was treated as a blank slate. Each of my accomplishments and failures were treated as a result of purely my own actions.  My point in all this, is that while there may be differences between people, it is wrong to presume a person is the embodiment of the generalization of their background or that any assumptions should or can be made about that person. Ultimately, that's where "racism" plays a negative role, and really the only one that people care about.