The type of racist beliefs held by someone or a group of people when exposed to some kind of moral panic or shock events that otherwise isn't displayed. Usually it is internal racism from people with plenty of diversity in their life, within their friend group or living in diverse society/neighbourhoods. They are usually online and rarely spoken.

Especially evident during wars, after terror attacks, riots, etc etc.

Closely related to concept of speaking the truth only when drunk / revealing one's face when high.

Also very often held by ethnic minorities against other ethnic minorities in the country.
"Wow, there's really protests to support Hamas in London.. why are they even here? Why don't we kick Arabs out?" - random black caribbean marketing manager to his chinese work friend
'That's a bit of latent racism...'

"You know that guy Raheem from Law class? I was bored browsing his profile on tiktok, he's been liking videos showing attacks against kids in Gaza and commenting death to Jews and stuff" - person A
"No way, in class he said he supports peace and he went to a charity event to raise money to raise awareness for Palestine and help kids ... I knew he's a latent racist" - person B

"I think the cop killers are guilty because I'm a Democrat but look at the George Floyd shit, just or unjust aside he was just a black lowlife with a long criminal past, stop protecting criminals" - Luis Hernandez, Dallas
"Bro, your latent racism is showing" - Oliver not-Hernandez, Denver

"Man I studied the shit out of the entry exams for grammar school when I was younger but I didn't get in yet they have random ass bengali kids there for charity" - Callum Li
"yeah man I feel u, last week I applied for an internship at an investment bank in London and there's only one position showing but black people have some empowerment internship shit and there's some Women in Banking insight bullshit. They have all this crap because they're too dumb to get in otherwise" - Grzegorz Brzęczyszczykiewicz
"guys, that's just latent racism" - overprivileged native white boy
by hampshireboi October 14, 2023
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