Toni Morrison recently spoke with The Telegraph on a variety of subjects including literature, her own books, and, of course, race. What most struck me, and a lot of other readers, was her plan to combat racism. You see, according to Morrison, who The Telegraph calls “the voice of black America,” we should solve racism with…more racism.

Let’s hear it in her own words. “People keep saying, ‘We need to have a conversation about race,’” she says now. “This is the conversation. I want to see a cop shoot a white unarmed teenager in the back,” Morrison says finally. “And I want to see a white man convicted for raping a black woman. Then when you ask me, ‘Is it over?’, I will say yes.”

I’m not really sure where she gets the idea that white people are never shot by the police or convicted of rape, but I’m also not sure how an uptick in these activities would be a boon for race relations. Shouldn’t we want fewer people to get shot by the police? Shouldn’t we want every rapist convinced? Why would any of this be relative to color? Being against racism — as I would assume we all are — should mean being against racism. Not being against racism unless it’s directed towards white people.