"Casual" racism and other forms of regressive bigotry are still quite permissible. In the Bay Area, there are people who think it's okay to ascribe an inherent inferiority to someone stemming from age, race, cultural background, religion, or even to what hat they wear. This is done both in the name of fighting political correctness and in the name of "social justice."

It's even considered the height of sophistication of many here to jump to conclusions about your politics and morality based on subcultural markers. I find this shockingly anti-intellectual and the whole atmosphere disingenuously hateful on both sides.