What does the author mean when he says that american conversation about race has "become as bloodless as badminton?

The correct answer is, what the author means when he says that American conversation about race has become “as bloodless as badminton” is the following.

Some time ago, when people were having a conversation about race, it usually ended in arguing with considerable differences and created problems. The issue was delicate and people knew that the discussion could end up in problems. Now, everybody talks about race so lightly, in simple terms, without strong arguments that what used to be a difficult and serious conversation, now has no more consequences and is part of a natural conversation. Like a badminton game, nobody gets hurt.

cabeza de vaca was an spanish explorer and n his long exploration of 11,000.km. from florida to present-day mexico, he went through a series of calamities and setbacks that only added to his deeds. he applied his religious creed with the humanist idea, always current and universal, that all men were equal before god and destiny without any discrimination. as an explorer, he became a slave to the tipinoga, then his shaman pointer, later and after an operation of heart to an indian (from which both came alive) he achieved stardom and became a hero followed by a crowd that professed unusual respect and admiration.

it's called a epic poem i believe, hope this ☺