Is a BMI racist?

I saw an article about BMI being racist. I am not sure how, it just mentioned how they use white men to create the baseline. I see that point, however would that be racist? How would this scale be racist?

Many comments mentioned how there is a range of a healthy BMI, and although it’s not an exact science due to it not including muscle mass, it still is a general guideline only. The range includes variation to accommodate race and sex. They also mentioned how arguing the BMI being racist and as completely not useful can excuse obesity and it’s health consequences.

One person said “no matter how crooked a BMI is, obesity is still obesity and still causes long term health consequences”

I was wondering what you guys have to say about this. I never considered the BMI scale being racist before.