Your opinion. Can you prove she intended to make a racial statement? NO! She could have just been ignorant to how people would see her intent.
I challenge you prove that 100% of the population understands what others consider racist?
Growing up in Oregon, I most certainly don't understand much of the south's ideas of prejudice. I was very ignorant to what some consider racist until visiting forums like this, and I'm sure there are still racist themes I have never heard of.
We are talking about someone from Orange county. Only 1.69% of their population is black. Do you really think such things come to their attention much?