So racism and sexism is about activism and science? You might be a r a c I s I s t if you believe that
Your belief they are present and desire to fix them falls into the activism camp. These areas of study also employ critical and constructivist non-scientific approaches. These areas also tend to digress into ad hominem attacks rather than defending their intellectual positions.
Exhibit A of toxicity. Responses to racism and sexism that say these are about individual beliefs (and per people in the dept, perceptions, not reality) is asociological and discounts lots of evidence that there’s racism and sexism in the academia and in the dept. meanwhile white sociologists in public policy or engaged in public work are not seen as activists. Hypocrisy and different measures and standards for people