Why so much in-game racism?

[Zebraoracle]

lol potato? Meme.
Being anal about Lalafell (or any other race) existing? Yeah nah.

There is quite a fair bit of racism in-game. And while it's reporteable, I'm seeing people cross that line way too often.

Which is a bit of a shame, given how the game's message is all about how despite our differences we can come together for the greater good and how those who engage in ostracising other races are wrong for doing so. And how it leads to resentments and group us-vs-them mindsets.

Yeah I'll never understand the "I don't want this race to exist" mentality. It's freaking wild. I personally don't like lalas, but I know a lot of people do and I'm not about to be like "lalas should be deleted and all these people shouldn't have attachment to their character", considering I had zero attachment to my character at all as a miqo'te or au ra.