It’s not just the John Terry case that’s confusing me though…I hear people making innocent comments that are then repeated out of context and vilified as being racists when they are amongst the most peaceful, tolerant, respectful people I have ever met, then there are people who make comments with the sole purpose of antogonising etc. based on race but they are not seen as racist.
I’m not sure I really know what a racist is by modern standards – dictionary definitions aside here.