Whatever differences there are between us, we’re all part of the human race, right? So how come we use the term racist so commonly instead of other terms (like xenophobic for example) ?
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In the past, there was an actual race classification system, rather than ethnicity that we use nowadays. People used to ‘belong’ to three groups – caucasoid, negroid, and mongoloid, and of course where there are differences, racists will point them out as a reason to put down others or to make themselves appear better.
The term racism has just stuck as a rough synonym for xenophobia, it’s more widely known and easier to remember for most people.
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