The point is that people in the US absolutely do get called racist all the time for all manner of things.
The question was asked if some US person might be called racist for having an opinion about gentrification that seemingly has little to do with race, and the answer is yes, yes they have been.
That topic at least involves matters of race though? Not saying you're wrong, just that it's perhaps not the best counter-argument.
The point is that people in the US absolutely do get called racist all the time for all manner of things.
The question was asked if some US person might be called racist for having an opinion about gentrification that seemingly has little to do with race, and the answer is yes, yes they have been.