"Clearly, ichkeria, your definition of the word racist is different from the that found in most dictionaries. "
OK, you asked for it:
RACIST
noun
a person who believes that a particular race is superior to another: I had a fear of being called a racist
adjective
having or showing the belief that a particular race is superior to another: we are investigating complaints about racist abuse at a newsagents
To my way of thinking, whatever else you think of it, the comment was not "racist" as such. Compared, for example, to comments about arian (sic) hair highlighting :-)