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Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

as far as i can gather the odd person thinking you are being racist is not illegal or indeed any reason not to do something

in fact their opinion is not really any of my business?

Would it be different if it seemed like the majority of people thought it; or at least, the majority of the race actually affected? I'm not saying that's the case with this specific example, just hypothetically.