Recognising the increased occurrence of FGM in specific communities from Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Egypt, Nigeria, and Eritrea in this country is an important awareness, not an act of racism.
Acknowledging that there is a higher prevalence of alcohol addiction among white Britons, without assuming that all white folk have a drink problem, is not a racist observation.
Bringing attention to the existence of South Asian grooming gangs is not an act of racism; it is about identifying a particular group involved in such criminal activities.
Noticing the prevalence of first cousin marriages in Pakistani communities in England and raising concern about the potential risks for fatal genetic abnormalities is not racist; it is highlighting a specific practice and its consequences.
Recognising that about 50% of knife crime offenders are from BAME backgrounds is not racist; it is an observation of a statistic that needs understanding and attention without assuming guilt based on race or ethnicity.
We have to be able to notice and address specific issues in order to find appropriate solutions, without making generalisations.
There is a difference between observing or noticing patterns and suggesting that all people from a specific group are guilty.
All men for example, are not misogynists.