If anything I think it's demonstrable that many EU nations, including Western European ones, have far more racist tendencies in government and society than much of the US. Racism is considered a US thing because, well, the official stance is to recognize it and deal with it. In France you'll hear that there is no racism from universities while there exist laws that very obviously discriminate against Muslims.

Part of being socially aware is recognizing when discrimination happens, and not just when you're told it's happening.