Yes! Especially this: There are certain issues that are just too thorny to tackle properly for most people, black or white, because there is just no WAY you are going to get them right unless you have extensive personal knowledge of the subject.
And I hear you on not appreciating ham-handedness in any form. I'm not saying Spike Lee does or doesn't, but whoever/whatever I'm watching or reading? I really, really want subtlety about 99.9 percent of the time. It's just my personal preference.