But we are not just taking about individual, personal preferences. We are talking about statements that are generally relevant to whole groups.
I. E '*insert ethnicity and sex*are not as attractive as another group.
This is a literal statement of the superiority of one group other another.
Its not pedantic to point out that 'isms' and phobias do not refer to the same thing. The lack of understanding of the difference is important.
The point is that reality doesn't care for anyones sensibilities.
Certain groups are, on average, superior to other groups over a range of different attributes (and its perfectly possible for one group to be superior in one regard vs another group yet inferior in another).
To observe and report these inherent differences is to be racist! Which is why we are all a bit racist (as the song goes).
Its funny that some of the same people who claim to champion 'diversity' get all precious when that diversity actually results in read world differences in outcomes.