Neither is capitalism, the police, schooling system, entrance policies doe universities, cars, photos, health care, housing, shipping, TSA, bankruptcy, citizenship, groceries, fuel, church, farming, air travel, roads, guns, news. They all intentionally or unintentionally place certain races behind others. They affect more people daily than AAAre you seriously saying, "it's just a little racist, it's still good"?
Any policy that puts people from any race ahead (or behind) of people from another race is racism. It doesn't matter if it results in better outcomes, that is still racism. That is affirmative action. What you do policy-wise is uplift people "dealt a bad hand" to attempt to give them the same chance as someone else not dealt a bad hand. AA is not that at all.
We still have these existing. Why aren't you calling for them to be removed?