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I don't think that he could be racist against the Uchiha clan since basically all the people in the Naruto world have the same race. The only exceptions are the black ninja in Kumo.
If you mean whether he was prejudiced against them then I would say: perhaps.
Tobirama didn't possess Hashirama's idealism and optimism. He was more likely a realist. The Uchiha clan was an enemy of the Senju clan for a long time and this hard feelings wouldn't just disappear. This is true for both sides.
I think that Tobirama cared very much about the safety and security of his clan and village. He wasn't thinking in way "Uchiha clan is a potential security threat because Uchiha are power hungry, evil etc." but more like in a way "those who are power hungry, evil etc. - e.g. the Uchiha clan - are a potential security threat."
Basically the problem wasn't Tobirama's prejudice but Uchiha being a potential security threat.
And the truth of the matter is that the Uchiha were power-hungry. Since the Senju clan basically disintegrated/died out the Uchiha were the largest and most powerful of all clans in Kohona. They were even responsible for the village's internal security by managing the police force.
But the main point is that Tobirama wasn't prejudiced specifically toward the Uchiha clan. Tobirama was a realist and a mistrusting man by nature who didn't have Hashirama's idealist and endless optimism to overlook the flaws of that clan. Despite the fact that the regarded them as a potential security threat he gave them control over the internal security of the village. And that's a big deal.
Or in other words, Tobirama was simply shook.
If you mean whether he was prejudiced against them then I would say: perhaps.
Tobirama didn't possess Hashirama's idealism and optimism. He was more likely a realist. The Uchiha clan was an enemy of the Senju clan for a long time and this hard feelings wouldn't just disappear. This is true for both sides.
I think that Tobirama cared very much about the safety and security of his clan and village. He wasn't thinking in way "Uchiha clan is a potential security threat because Uchiha are power hungry, evil etc." but more like in a way "those who are power hungry, evil etc. - e.g. the Uchiha clan - are a potential security threat."
Basically the problem wasn't Tobirama's prejudice but Uchiha being a potential security threat.
And the truth of the matter is that the Uchiha were power-hungry. Since the Senju clan basically disintegrated/died out the Uchiha were the largest and most powerful of all clans in Kohona. They were even responsible for the village's internal security by managing the police force.
But the main point is that Tobirama wasn't prejudiced specifically toward the Uchiha clan. Tobirama was a realist and a mistrusting man by nature who didn't have Hashirama's idealist and endless optimism to overlook the flaws of that clan. Despite the fact that the regarded them as a potential security threat he gave them control over the internal security of the village. And that's a big deal.
Or in other words, Tobirama was simply shook.