There is also the Catholic notion of sin where you have done something and are impure and cannot take communion or enter heaven without seeking absolution, which is kind of how white people treat Ta-Nehisi Coates like the pope of racism, and seek his absolution.
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But also when we're trying to *solve* it, it's better to think of it as a disease to be managed than the stain we can never wash out.
And I do get that a lot of people complain about black writers, particularly Ta-nehisi, treating it like the stain that can never wash out.
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I think Coates is kind of right on a societal level: threads of racism run deeply through so much of our culture, but trying to minimize it is a worthy and possible endeavor that can really help a lot of people live better, fuller lives.
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