If you are a white journalist and you are using "racially charged" to describe an incident where a white woman called a black woman an ape you should probably seek out a new profession. Words aren't your thing.
I sometimes wonder what white people would consider racism because we're always told [insert description of the incident] isn't racist and that Black people are overreacting.
And I always say we aren't overreacting or being too sensitive it's that your privilege is allowing you to under-react because YOU CAN
Additionally, the dismissal of microaggressions and other examples of everyday racism is because some White people see themselves in these stories and behaviors. And they don't think *they* are racist so this example isn't either.
