Once It Is Known Makes The Difference

Diane Abbot is back in hot water for her explanation of types of racism, the same thing that got the Labour Whip removed from her two years ago.
The Labour Party are said to be looking incredibly seriously at the latest remarks where she previously said that: 'People of colour experienced racism all their lives, different to the prejudice experienced by Jewish people, Irish people and Travellers' which seemed to play down the experiences of other people and was much worse for the black communities' but this time she has clarified it, and she has a point.
She said today that: 'There must be a difference between racism which is about colour and other types of racism because you can see a Traveller or a Jewish person walking down the street, you don’t know' and i take that to mean that the racism and prejudice isn't worse for black people, but black people are more easily identified for the targeting of it.
It is not obvious if someone is Jewish, Irish or a Traveller and in the 80's when i grew up some people in all 3 of these committees were targeted for some awful prejudice and abuse once it was known they were Jewish, Irish or a Traveller and that is the nub of what i believe Dianne Abbot is trying to say, once it was known because it wasn't obvious just by looking at them, but a Black or brown face is instantly recognised.   
The fact that any fascist arse wanting to beat up a Jew, Irish or Traveller would need to ask first them first if they were Jewish, Irish or a Traveller (and give them the option to hide and say they were neither) is not available to a non-white so yes, i agree that people of colour do experience it more just because they are more noticeable but that is not to say that the hatred and prejudice is less for the other groups, it is just those 4 words, 'Once It Is Known' which makes the difference.