At this point it might make sense to clearly define racism. While there undeniably are varying "degrees" of racism, or rather more or less morally questionable stances, it does seem like some are thinking anything south of KKK = not racist. Personally Ithink MMM put it well, racism is a racial bias, treating someone differently just based on their race/ethnicity. These biases might be negative or positive, but they're still racism.

I'd also make a clear distinction between verifiable statistics and treating someone according to them. Let's say statistics clearly indicate (I have no idea if they do) that asian-americans excel in maths compared to some other groups. If that is the case, saying it out loud is a fact, not racism. However, treating an individual based on this statistical fact, whether preferentially or discriminately, is racism.