If relativism is true, what follows about the morality of racism?

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To tackle this question, we need to apply the idea of moral relativism: what is morally right or wrong depends on the norms of a given society.
Option 1) 'Racism is always morally acceptable.' Under relativism, morality is not universal, so there is no claim that racism is always acceptable everywhere. This statement ignores the reliance on cultural norms and incorrectly asserts universality.
Option 2) 'Racism is morally acceptable in societies that approve of it.' This aligns with relativism: if a culture endorses racist beliefs or practices, those beliefs are considered morally acceptable within that culture, even if other cultures disagree.
Option 3) 'Racism is never morally acceptable.' This claim presumes a universal standard of morality that relativism rejects. Relativism allows for different cultures to have divergent moral evaluations, so it does not entail a blanket rejection of racism.
Option 4) 'Racism is morally irrelevant.' Relativism treats morality as contingent on cultural norms, so racism would be morally relevant within a culture that endorses it, not irrelevant. Saying it’s morally irrelevant contradicts the idea that cultures make determinations about what is right or wrong.
In light of relativism, the only option that coherently captures the relativist stance about racism is the second one, since it ties moral assessment directly to the approving or disapproving norms of a given society.

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