'@uktana' because "racism" is not a single defined sentiment. Some of it may be prompted by instinctive reaction to facial features perceived to be primitive or abnormal (see also: uncanny valley, compare to reaction to visible deformities in people of the same race and ethnicity), some of it is based on perceived or actual expectations. Those often stem from either learned information or personal experience, and are not limited to race. Religion, ethnicity, social or economic group, language, occupation - all of those are fair game.
Racism used as stock example (prejudice based on incorrect stereotypes that were learned from someone else) is easy to mitigate or eliminate by personal exposure to members of the hated group (Daryl Davis befriending Klan members is a good example, if it's true), prejudice based on personal experience with a particular group is going to stick, because it is based on observed behavior.
I.e. you can talk all you want about ancient Mesopotamian or Muslim culture to a Marine who was deployed in Iraq, he's still going to want to put a wall around the place and shoot anyone who tries to climb over it (metaphorically speaking or not) if he has seen enough aspects of local life like corruption, incompetence, bestiality, torture and mutilated corpses.
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'@uktana' because "racism" is not a single defined sentiment. Some of it may be prompted by instinctive reaction to facial features perceived to be primitive or abnormal (see also: uncanny valley, compare to reaction to visible deformities in people of the same race and ethnicity), some of it is based on perceived or actual expectations. Those often stem from either learned information or personal experience, and are not limited to race. Religion, ethnicity, social or economic group, language, occupation - all of those are fair game.
Racism used as stock example (prejudice based on incorrect stereotypes that were learned from someone else) is easy to mitigate or eliminate by personal exposure to members of the hated group (Daryl Davis befriending Klan members is a good example, if it's true), prejudice based on personal experience with a particular group is going to stick, because it is based on observed behavior.
I.e. you can talk all you want about ancient Mesopotamian or Muslim culture to a Marine who was deployed in Iraq, he's still going to want to put a wall around the place and shoot anyone who tries to climb over it (metaphorically speaking or not) if he has seen enough aspects of local life like corruption, incompetence, bestiality, torture and mutilated corpses.