I agree to an extent. But your statement does ignore that black or Asian people may be at the threat of violence, abuse or harrassment because of the colour of their skin. When I was a teenager in the 90s many of my Pakistani friends got beaten up and attacked because of the colour of their skin. I'd like to think it's gone away but my ex black girlfriend had the N word shouted at her out of cars, we had our car tire slashed by a racist neigbour (who was nuts anyway) and alongside that other forms of exclusion in the work place.
I agree with you about that. I grew up with Bangladeshi and Pakistani friends who had similar experiences. I was even in a female friends house (whos Indian) when these chav-like people started throwing things at her door. I immediately went out and got in to an argument with them.
I think we have to acknowledge though, and this isn't to play racist incidents down, but the people doing those attacks were acting on there own. We've not got a history of a government setting out to persecute ethnic minority people
specifically. I would say they discriminate institutionally against class.
The thing about class, that is different to the US, is if you're born on a lower working class estate you'll always be known as that class, even if you become a millionaire. You'll never be fully accepted in any other class or socio-economic circle. I can see that is it tougher for a black person in that situation because there will be an assumption of class. I'm sure there are instances of pure racism too. But from an American view, which doesn't have a class system, they just see it through a racial lens. In their minds if a white man from any class goes for a job he'll get it. When this isn't the case.