Both sides avoid discussing real issues by playing the "your side is racist" game.

It's not progressing anything.
Neither side is openly racist.
Individuals who are racist are bad for the PR of the greater party in both cases.

Any racism happening is veiled behind so many layers of subterfuge that it's lost in all the hand-waving appeals to other arguments.


Playing the racism game is just ducking out of any serious conversation to focus on the hand-waving.


Besides,
"I'm not racist" -David Duke

Literally no one thinks they're racist.