It does seem a certain amount of degeneration is going on there, if you consider the mid-20th century and earlier movements for race equality in the US.
Meanwhile, I see the Nothing To Do With and the Worrying Tide Of....brigade have been out in full force in The Independent and The Guardian today. Quite worrying against the back drop of what is going on here in mainland Europe that the editors of The Independent feel it is ethical journalism to use as their prime source the discredited Tell Mama organisation. Beyond belief and quite shameful.