Racism is a moral issue but the liberal political tribe likes to frame it as a logic issue. Sometimes it is a logic issue, but often it's not, and as a tribe we need to develop the self-restraint to differentiate.
It's entirely possible for uncomfortable statements like "P(terrorist|muslim)>P(terrorist)" or "P(criminal|black)>P(criminal)" to be true but worth ignoring for the sake of the greater good if following up on them would trample individual rights. Sometimes discarding information against your immediate self interest is the right thing to do! Lady Justice doesn't wear a blindfold as a fashion accessory.
Unfortunately, the prevailing tactic seems to be "attack the uncomfortable fact" rather than "argue from morality when you cannot argue from logic." People on the fence can see right through this hypocrisy, which by my estimation is responsible for a significant portion of the unapologetic racism that has flourished in recent years.