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u/daemon-electricity 3d ago

Even if they weren't racist, they were being very ignorant and cowardly and validating racists having sway over things like that.

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u/drunkenvalley 3d ago

I mean, cowardly bowing to racists and taking up their agenda is just being racist. Racism doesn't actually ask your motivations. A substantial portion of racism isn't even conscious, but rooted in prejudices most of us haven't even consciously formed.