The word describes people who make false of frivolous accusations of racism for personal gain or to attack others, and derives from ‘Iz it ‘Cos I is black?’

I met an izzit once at a bootfair. A black women, browsing with her three children. One of them had just upwraped an icecream and – dispite standing no more than a few steps from the bin – droped the sticky wrapper onto the ground. Being in an irritable but self-rightous mood, I commented on this to the mother, and was immediately hit with a barrage of accusations: ‘Are you saying black’s cant raise their own children!’ and similar remarks, shouted loudly in order to attract the disapproving attention of everyone nearby. I retreated hurridly.

It is the Izzits who are causing this situation. The ones who have people scared of accusations. When anything that shows even the slightest unintentional hint of racism opens an potential route of attack, of course people will be terrified to argue with any minority.

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