you can also say the same thing for traits like skin color. imo part of racist behavior is due to the primal instinct to stay away from whoever looks “different

you can also say the same thing for traits like skin color. imo part of racist behavior is due to the primal instinct to stay away from whoever looks “different” from you, especially in a way that’s associated with diseases. like if you’re white, a brown person might come off as a little bit “sickly” to you, resulting in less favorable judgments. we know that it’s not necessarily true, but the monkey brain does its thing anyway.