Well then, let’s say there are three categories:
- Racist with intent: The people in Charlottesville come to kind.
- Racist without intent: "Jew them down" fits this category.
- Act accidentally perceived as racist: A couple of years ago, a bag of feces was left by the Black cultural center (perhaps at Vanderbilt?). It was called a hate crime, but the bag was left by a blind student cleaning up after a guide dog who was following policy on handling waste.
I suspect the banana peel fits the third category.