Why do racists get mad about being called that?
And i don't mean accusing someone of being a racist but someone says something obviously racist but they never own up to it like "I said it, so what" it is always them starting namecalling or complaining about it or some such, like why does it make them mad? It isnt even a slur and only regular people hate being called racist so why do racists hate it?
edit: adding since people are taking this personally and want to fight me instead of giving their best guess that this is merely a question out of curiosity, and so I won't be wasting my time in fighting anyone. Otherwise all theories and guesses are welcome and will be read.