Samuel L. Jackson vs. Laurence Fishburne

​I find this interaction (and the coverage of it) fascinating.  To me, the reaction is way more racist than the reporter's stupid but innocent mistake.

http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/showbiz/2014/02/11/erin-samuel-l-jackson-sam-rubin-interview-duplicate-2.ktla&hpt=hp_c3&from_homepage=yes&video_referrer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F

Note at the end of the clip, the CNN reporter says, "He apologizes to anyone else who was offended".  Why would anyone be offended because the reporter mistook one actor for another?  You wouldn't, unless you are viewing this as a form of facism as opposed to a case of mistaken identity.

Imagine if the reporter confused Al Pacino for Robert De Niro.  No viewers (not even Italians!) would be offended by that mistake - it has nothing to do with the viewers, and even suggesting that it is offensive is ridiculous.  Only those who as using race as their main filter in life would react that way.  That's the real story to me...