>> There's a difference between that which offends manners and that which offends morals.
Yes, philosophically, but racism offends against both, even closet racism which purports to offend only against morals.
One just has to remember that there are people who want to be well-meaning and are humane, but whose upbringing and social sphere project overtly unpleasant attitudes - racist, sexist and so on - as normal, not worthy of comment or real thought. We are a philistine nation like all the others.
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