Correct me if I'm wrong, Kat. But I think she means the term has lost its meaning. Some ijits seem to think any mention of race or anything related to it is "racism". It sort of takes a little of the focus off of true racism. Sort of like calling everyone a fascist and a Nazi desensitizes folks that little bit to what Nazis really stood for.
Indeed. Same with Fascism, though most of those who think 'fascist' is an insult( it isn't necessarily an insult) aren't bright enough to know one of their favorite pols, FDR, was using fascist policies all three of his terms. That can be chalked up to ignorance.
It sort of takes a little of the focus off of true racism.
Actually, it's an attempt to shut down legitimate discussion by invalidating their opponent's views, and in any case those throwing it around the most tend to be supporters of selective racism in the first place, as Obama obviously is, for example, and most Democrats, particularly those that support criminal illegal aliens rights to literally steal food off of blue collar american tables, for another, based merely on the fact that most of them are mestizos from Mexico, who have suddenly been designated a 'race', even though most of them self-identify as white,, except when it's more lucrative to identify as 'latino', that is, and Spanish culture is a European culture.