You ask, “What is racism?”
We are taught that all humans belong to the species of (genus) Homo (species) Sapiens and to the subspecies of Homo Sapiens Sapiens. That all races and ethnicities are actually the same species and subspecies of modern human, i.e. Homo Sapiens Sapiens. However, if one digs deeper into this diversity within our species, several puzzling anomalies come to light. If a person’s race can be determined from his skeletal remains, and a person’s race, ethnicity and lineage can also be determined from their DNA, doesn’t it indicate that the different races and ethnicities represent different subspecies within (genus) Homo (species) Sapiens? If we saw this anomaly among any other animal group, we’d immediately recognize this as proof we were dealing with different subspecies. Some anthropologists now believe that modern humans are descendants of the several, at one time, extant subspecies of Homo Sapiens, with Europeans descending from Homo sapiens-neanderthalensis (Neanderthals).
Now, what would be the point in geneticists, scientists, researchers, and governments to lie or withhold this type of information from us? I think it is a crude attempt to promote world peace. If it is discovered that in fact, the different Human Races are actually different species, this may be justification for racism, genocide, and separatism.
For the sake of law and order is sufficient to to work under the assumption of our forefathers that “all men are created equal.” “Racism” is a word so butchered in current use that it is beyond usefulness. Individual and corporate conduct ought to treat all people with dignity, regardless of ethnic background. 95% of the world’s population knows this. The other 5% are agitators who make a profit from stirring up sh*t.