They’d have done less damage going for the OF option.

just kept on thinking they were the best.

This type of mindset was neatly put by Fnog when Leela was kicking everyone’s butt in the dojo: “But, you see, I have the will of the warrior. Therefore, the battle is already over. The winner? Me! Rematch? You lose again! Had enough? I thought so!”. Though this was about misogyny, the same applies to racism. Any win proves superiority and any loss is dismissed.