For your logic to be consistent, you probably want everyone to consider traditional Japanese depictions of themselves - with slit eyes - to be racist caricatures.
While you might be able to convince a few Westerners it is a racist depiction, good luck convincing the Japanese that their traditional artwork feature racist caricatures of themselves.
Desiree,
For your logic to be consistent, you probably want everyone to consider traditional Japanese depictions of themselves - with slit eyes - to be racist caricatures.
Here's an example (from Kuniyoshi, a master of ukiyo-e woodblock prints): https://kasasagi.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/kuniyoshitansu1-1.jpg
While you might be able to convince a few Westerners it is a racist depiction, good luck convincing the Japanese that their traditional artwork feature racist caricatures of themselves.