And this point brilliantly sums up the harm of subtle and overt racism: the othering. For Black Americans in professional and social settings, we often get remarks such as "You are so articulate!" or "You express yourself so well!" The inference being Black people usually aren't intelligent or educated. I agree, no matter how genial or ignorant such questions and remarks are, it doesn't lessen the harm they inflict. Fantastic article. Thank you for calling out such disrespectful behavior.