I read with disappointment and dismay the comments in Tim Cohen’s column about Bongani Bongo attributed to Glynnis Breytenbach, who said her German shepherd was smarter (Bongo beats pointless drum over book, November 6). This kind of comment plays into the idea that white people in this country love to sneer at black people for not being as articulate or clever as them and to sit back in their privileged life and enjoy their "superiority". Even more dangerous, it plays into the idea that white people do not criticise the government for good reason but because they do not believe it is possible for black people to govern well. In other words, it contributes to racist polarisation in our society. Criticise people for wrongdoing; don’t indulge in childish one-upmanship. Scott-Goldman, Menlo Park
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