Throwback Thursday: Dealing With Racist Bone Disease

If you've ever heard someone say, "I don't have a racist bone in my body," they might be suffering from skeletal racism. Fortunately, we're here to help.

This essay originally appeared on NegusWhoRead on December 2, 2016.

For centuries, some of America’s most distinguished public figures have escaped criticism of prejudice and bigotry by conducting amateur psychological exams on themselves and declaring to the world that they “don’t have a racist bone in their body.” The list of people who have proclaimed…