It is never about cruelty or racism, of course. It is just about people like us vs. people like you. There is no sin in wanting to be comfortable. Then I thought about the Israeli flag. No upsetting words spelled out, but then everything is a matter of placement.
Doormats are a message of their own.
For whatever reason, it reminded me of familiar behavior. Inside, they secretly hope somebody will notice. And it is the right thing to do, of course, a lot better than communities have traditionally done. We'' have extended a privilege, rather than ''they'' are entitled to a right. But maybe I'm thinking too much.