The difference with this is her opinions are being published so the reader needs to be able to decifer what is opinion, fact, crass generalisation or hear say. The motives of why the article was published are also relevant....
There may be areas where some people may feel uncomfortable, I think part of this is the basic unfamiliarity of being the only white person present / being in a minority which for some people seems to be a new or strange experience even in this day and age.
We're not all the same and the key is being open to learn about things which may be new to us and, even where we may not understand other people, at least respecting them and their choices.
I both enjoy and dislike these threads, it's great to see how far we've come as a multi cultural and tolerant country but also how far we still have with some of the issues that still exist.
In my experience there's a spectrum which people sit / can move on with views on race, religion etc. At the far end is racism: unaccepting of any different views, completely steadfast on their racist views which may be based on their own limited experience, hearsay, complete generalisations or the media.
A bit further in is 'inexperienced' which can sometimes come across as racist however the difference here is that people are open and can change their views when hearing others /after learning more / having different experiences.
I come from being brought up in a completely white area in the North, moving down to London about 10yrs ago, and being with my black partner-now husband for 9yrs.
I was also in a hospital waiting room for about 8hrs yesterday where the DM was the only newspaper there to read. I did not touch that paper the entire time there which says clearly what I think of that 'news'paper.......