Is he racist = hell yeah
 
Is he a monster - I dunno he experienced the Jewish extermination camps which probably left his mind pretty messed up and he experienced anti-mutant hate and he does what he does to save his own people
His methods are extreme but there are reasons behind his madness, he's not just a one dimensional villain. From some perspectives he might even seem a little heroic to some mutants

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The funny part of this debate is both sides are right.

Magneto is written by a racist monster in some venues and by some writers. Just read the Ultimate line, watch the X-Men films, or read Lobdell or Morrison's comic versions of Magneto.

At the same time Claremont and other writers have written a different version of Magneto that doesn't hate humans and is simply fighting to protect his race from abuse and potental genocide.

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One writers Magneto goes into a burning building to save human women and children from burning alive. (Claremont)

Another writers Magneto herds women and children by the thousands into ovens in New York City. (Morrison)

That shows the level of seperation that exists about what makes Magneto tick amoung the writers. And, from this thread it appears that I was right the same level of seperation exists amoung the fans.

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His responses to his past oppression have, yes, become the very thing that he hated. 
He's absolutely a racist. It's evolved, however, in response to his past.  
 
It's understandable. Whether it's correct or not, however, is highly debatable.  
His views have also been dealt with differently by different writers. 
 
Beast put it well when he defined Magneto as eternally conflicted. 
Magneto wants to protect others from what he went through, no matter what. 
Erik (Max, Magnus, whatever) realizes the contradiction.
 
Please ignore my name, at the moment.

I don't think he is. I believe he just have a different principle which other people would misinterpret.

" I don't think he is. I believe he just have a different principle which other people would misinterpret. "

isnt he a Prejudice Monster? not a Racist One...

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Of course he is.

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I think he's racist and perhaps used to be a monster but he's really tried to atone lately.

Saying he's a racist  is just utterly stupid.   You can't use the word 'race' to describe different skin colors, and also use it to describe all homo sapiens.  They are 2 totally different meanings.
It's more like he's a 'speciesist'. 

" Saying he's a racist  is just utterly stupid.   You can't use the word 'race' to describe different skin colors, and also use it to describe all homo sapiens.  They are 2 totally different meanings. It's more like he's a 'speciesist'.  "

He's a racist but that's really not he's fault, it's those damn Nazi's who made him that way.

He's a speciesist and a monster.

 If by "racist" you mean he's been depicted as hating a group of people solely for their genetics, and by "monster" you mean he's killed such people even when they weren't a threat to him or "his people", then yes, he's a racist monster. Or at least, was at some point. Is it realistic to have him portrayed as not being one now? I dunno. Whatever he is now, once upon a time, he was a man with a god complex who didn't shrink from the deed of marooning a bunch of astronauts to die in space just because they were born human. Was he shaped by the events of his childhood into such a monster? Perhaps, but he's still a thinking individual capable of making his own choices, and owning responsibility for his own actions.

He likes some humans

Magneto had has human love interest before, Magda, Lee Forrester and I think he accepts Kavito Rao being on Utopia.

Its complicated, considering his background. But in its simplicity, yes. He is a racist.