Denying racism isn't real, is about the silliest position one can possibly have. It's the same mechanism as rich people defending other rich people. It's just comparing traits and if there is no common attribute other than skin color, they just pick that to determine their political position.

The only reason she is blasted, is because someone wants her job.

Since OJ Simpson it was clear the black people were keeping score (and perhaps white people also were). Every popular cartoon basically made fun of the verdict. A multi-race society is a security risk when racism in the small is tolerated; once a real internal conflict starts, people will revert to their default setting of comparing skin color to determine friend or foe.