>>20162789its totally plausible that arthur is not racist, maybe even strongly anti-racist, the anti-slavery sentiment was already present in great britain even before the times of the congress of vienna (1815, iirc rdr2 takes place in 1880s) and lets not forget he has a black companion in the gang
the players though... i think someone who shoots that old man in the head is more understandable than a psycho burning him alive
however it IS just a videogame so meh, it is what it is