Editor, Daily Nexus,

I’m afraid Mr. Aduba has it all wrong in his article (“Racism Should Be Judged By Actions, Not Deliberations,” Daily Nexus, Feb. 23). There’s nothing “subjective” about racism. It is an objective concept that describes the conscious oppression or negative treatment of individuals based on a belief that particular characteristics are inherent in race and that the characteristics associated with a particular race are inferior. There may be a degree of subjectivity in assessing what constitutes particular racist conduct vis-