Is “Black Karate Federation” a racist designation?

A guy posted a note asking if, since there was a “Black Karate Federation” he could start a “White Karate Federation.” On the surface, this is a reasonable question. Drill down a little and no, it isn’t. Here’s the pattern as it specifically applies to the BKF:

1) There is long-standing oppression or exclusion. In the 1960’s, blacks were excluded from many schools, and because competitions were non-contact, white and Asian judges could and did cheat black competitors simply by denying their points. There was a famous incident where Chuck Norris witnessed Steve Muhammad being cheated over and over, and finally stood and screamed “give this man his God Damned points!”

2) The BKF was formed as a sort of union, to develop the leverage (through group action) to force the judges to judge fairly, as well as share martial knowledge.

3) There are groups designated Irish, Italian, Greek, Jewish, and so on. “Black” is used in America because whites stripped away tribal affiliations, language, and history. WE DON’T HAVE THOSE DESIGNATIONS ANY MORE. And it was deliberate. To ignore the fact that those national and ethnic pride organizations exist/existed for other groups, is to be ignorant of history. If there was a “Nigerian” or “Congolese” or “Ethiopian Martial Arts Association” people wouldn’t react like that, and the parallels would be obvious.

4) There are of course people ignorant of the fact that ALL indigenous peoples have their own martial arts. So…