Why is it that people are so hung up about being called a...

Why is it that people are so hung up about being called a racist. It is after all just a legitimate word to describe a belief. Muslims are not hung up about being called Muslims, nor a Christians, Catholics, Protestants, nor for that matter atheists (yes, I'm proud to be called an athiest). So lets put the word racist in context - a quick google search resulted in this definition -


racist
ˈreɪsɪst/
noun
noun: racist; plural noun: racists

1. 1.​
   a person who believes that a particular race is superior to another.
   

Now I don't see Australians, saying or believing, they are superior to Muslims, it is actually the spin doctors of our major media organisations that are putting this slant on the interpretation of what a racist is, and by doing so they are subverting the Australian population to cringe at the mere mention of the word, or at being attacked as a racist.

So Australia STOP letting the media run the hype about your so-called racism as according to the definition you are NOT racist and anyone who portrays you as such just shrug it off if the definition does not fit your views!