**Some people will conceal their prejudiced mindsets in certain environments to avoid repercussions** - People live in fear of so called cancel culture, so will try and act as if they do not have those beliefs in public. However, this ignores that racism does happen [in private](https://www.vox.com/first-person/22368175/bachelor-cancel-culture-racism-sharon-osbourne-teen-vogue), suggesting that people will conceal their racist viewpoints in order to be seen as accepting. - The concealing of racism and sexism will ultimately depend on their surroundings. Expressing racist and sexist viewpoints in a predominantly liberal space will be met with disapproval and appropriate punishment. However, in spaces where these views are the norm, concealing will be unlikely. - It can be argued that these attitudes are not actively concealed. This is because it may manifest itself in the form of microaggressions, unconscious biases that have been ingrained and need to be unlearnt.

**sometimes they conceal it, but often they don't even try to.** - sometimes they embrace it and don't even try to hide it. they believe they are [less racist](https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.psypost.org/2020/06/study-finds-the-most-racially-prejudiced-people-tend-to-think-that-they-are-less-racist-than-the-average-person-56991/amp) than anyone while frequently displaying behaviours that reflect their true values. actions matter, sometimes more than intent, and when that level of cognitive dissonance is present then the racism and sexism is only invisible to the person spewing it as they believe they are already enlightened and above it. - sometimes they hide behind people they know or deny their actions entirely, while simultaneously behaving in a racist/sexist manner. the excuse "i have black friends" is used to justify using the N word but is rarely given as a reason for these people supporting movements that protect black lives. they may simply ignore criticism and continue acting in an obnoxious manner and continue to deny they are racist. they may be attempting to appear normal, but that is debatable since they are only hiding in plain sight. this shameless and awful behaviour continues the cycle so people further feel the lack of a need to hide their hatred. - while it is true some people hide it to avoid backlash and to appear acceptable, sometimes misogyny is paraded under the guise of [wokeness.](https://medium.com/publishous/your-secret-misogyny-375bca8cea49) often this is through benevolent sexism, which is infantilising and patronising but some people who are actively trying to appear not sexist believe is treating women right. however, sometimes even the people who ought to know better give into their unconscious ideas. some people may actively try to put on a good facade to save face and act out in private to avoid cancellation, but for the most part people are not compelled to care in a world that makes it so easy to be intolerant.