A couple points:
Firstly, in the tech/design industry, Anil Dash is fairly well known as an irreverent but thoughtful figure. He has more than a few thought-provoking pieces under his belt.
Secondly, I am not sure what you mean by asking whether "his comments on whites could be seen as anything other than 'the idea that they can be ranked as inferior or superior'". He was making exactly the opposite point. He referred to differences between the "success" of Asian-Americans and white Americans to make the point that this kind of discourse is not acceptable. The thread started with a conditional: If Asian Americans talked about white Americans, the way whites talk about black folks. The point being - you shouldn't.
Is your point that whites don't often refer to blacks in with a subtext of under-achievement and crime? They do. Hell, I do. The point about Asian Americans was simply to put a new twist on that - that there is a group that beats whites at their own game, so to speak. With the point being, explicitly, that that game should not be played.
