"meself, I want to believe that John Hardly's phraseology has connotations that he did not intend. "

If that were true, I don't think you'd read "connotations". My intentions are quite clear in the context of my words.

That said, as is often the case, I am in over my head. Given that I am a parchesi player who obviously, mistakenly stumbled into a game of chess, I just can't "get" the rules. Maybe I don't "get" them because I don't mean what you clearly want to believe I mean.

There is nothing about the context of my words that could lead one to believe what you think I'm saying.

But I disagree with who are the racists in this game of chess you are playing. And by playing chess, you are effectively blocking out any discussion that makes you uncomfortable.

So you win. Feels good, huh?