That's a very good point, and a distinction that I had not thought of before. Maybe it comes down to legality. Homosexuality is not illegal but is racism illegal? Even religiously motivated racism?
there is a legal and ethical argument. what constitutes a protected class should not be limited by legal obligations, but to a liberal democracy point of view. according to some recent polls liberals themselves report the most fear of their views being silenced, and these tech platforms should really think about what societal harm they are doing when nearly all dissent can be labeled as hate or racism and silenced. said another way, I'd like to understand exactly how were suppose to discuss sensitive issues l(for example immigration policy) when anything one side says is immediately labels racist.
Racists are not a protected class