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Originally Posted by wittynickname
Regardless of intent, even those who are racist unintentionally are complicit in the problems that minorities face. Even if in ignorance you hold racist beliefs, you're still kind of racist, and if you vote in line with those beliefs, even if it's ignorance and not malicious intent--you're still helping to keep that systemic racism in place.
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I don't think you quite answered my question, though... did I accurately sum up what a "racist belief" is? I agree that if you hold those beliefs ignorantly (e.g. you think black people are inherently less intelligent because someone taught you that, but don't hate them as people) that would obviously still be a racist belief. But that's still a consciously held belief.