I think this shows clearly that ALL people are racist to some degree, including the writer of this article. It is clear stupidty to think that a newspaper has been produced by and for white people. the Guardian has been produced for many many reasons, the colour of your skin has never ever been an issue or a target market for the Guardian. Thank god.

Broadly speaking I believe that most people dont even think twice about colour, but at the same time would prefer to marry someone who was as similiar as them as possible. This sort of behaviour is not racisit, its just human.

Of course we then come across the type of person who clearly is a complete bigot and offensive to everyone. It is this type of racism that we should worry about and stop being concerned about trivial stuff, cartoons included.

Society is multi cultural and not a blend. It is therefore easy for it to include many different cultures and peoples and build understanding, but dont pretend that a discussion on the Guardian is in any way representative of what the word on the street is.

Most people just dont care about these issues, they are too busy in their own lives to worry or make the effort to be offensive.

Remember the 99% who are not offensive and not racisit on a daily basis.