Were these racist remarks naive, ignorant or just plain stupid?

Were these racist remarks naive, ignorant or just plain stupid?
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Ignorant. A lot of people get ‘digs’ in trying to be funny, but it’s all nasty racism in disguise. This is one of the ways racists find other racists, comments like these.
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