So many of you have this misconception that you have to mention lynching, slavery or something else major in history for it to be a racist remark. Anything that puts you above me because of my race is racist. The biggest factor to racism is superiority. So if you think you're superior to me because you're white and your skin is light and your hair is straight, and you think I'm inferior because my skin is brown and my hair is curly, that's racist too. Racism comes in shades, like colors. There isn't just violet, there's lavender, there's plum. Some remarks may be very dark, and others a little lighter so we fail to recognize. It's like disrespect. You can be disrespected by WHAT someone says to you, but also by HOW they say it. -But either way, they still disrespected you.