Racism is a difficult subject to discuss properly. Often ends in shouting matches or mistaken identity. For the record, I love people of all walks of life. If someone is less easy to love, I try harder. As for the Swedish Chef, I wasn’t even aware he was supposed to be Swedish. I only thought of the Muppet as a funny character. I suppose one strike against the Muppet Show was that many of its characters were one noted; so they could be seen as something-ist.