and then introducing race as a component of that

If that’s true, I’d suggest that you have precious little to go on with either of those statements. I’d offer the same observation re: your last sentence – – you can excuse yourself by “just asking questions here,” but appear to be making clear inferences.

You can to that. I’d simply suggest maybe holding onto those thoughts until you have something more concrete on which to base them. I cannot see where the things you are “questioning“ regarding Whiting are established patterns or problems with which she is associated at this point.