Does racism need to be legitimately harmful in order to be considered morally

Does racism need to be legitimately harmful in order to be considered morally

Does racism need to be legitimately harmful in order to be considered morally objectionable? Suppose that black men incite an admittedly irrational fear in me, so that whenever I see a black man in public I cross the street -- should I feel compelled to correct this phobia? Or how about this: I find black men unattractive, so I don't date them.

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