Based on my personal experience both on and offline most people seem to accept the claim that "everyone is a little racist". I have trouble accepting this view and would like to hear arguements as to why this is a valid claim to make.
Firstly I would like to point out that there's absolutely no such thing as being "a little racist" in the sense that there is a kind of racism that one can be excused for. Racism is racism wether you do it once a month or once a day. Now, you can say that not all expressions of racism is equal which I definitely agree with. Peacefully protesting in the streets against one race isn't as morally reprehensible as going out and murdering people of a specific race. So in that sense I agree that racism has gradations.
As for my main belief: I believe that the claim "everyone is a little racist" is 1) a baseless accusation and 2) used by people to justify their own racism. Basically I believe the phrase is implicitly stating that "if everyone is racist then me being a "little" racist isn't as bad." Now, one could argue that people believe this for other reasons. To that I'll agree but those reasons haven't been made clear to me in any way shape or form.
For my view to be changed I would like a legitimate basis (i.e. Jounrals, research studies, scientific data) for this aforementioned claim. I would like to know how someone can confidently know the inner thoughts and feelings of every human being to have ever existed and accuse them of racism.
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