The author analyzes two episodic moments when a white teacher, Mr. Drake, teaching in a racially diverse school and a Black teacher, Dr. Selise, teaching in a mostly white school context are called racist by their students. This research demonstrated that the contexts of these teachers' work was grounded in and shaped by whiteness. What happens when two teachers from different racial backgrounds are called racist in different sociopolitical contexts? What precipitates students' accusation and the teachers responses to the accusation? What roles do contexts play in reifying whiteness and racism in, during, and after these discursive moments? A whiteness frame can shed light on the ways in which two different teachers experience and rationalize an accusation of being racist. Implications for theory, research and practice are considered.