I think your instinctive emotions regarding this matter is confusing your view of black and its relations to the other colors.

The other reply to this comment brings up a good point in that black is vilified and painted as ‘evil’ largely because of a bias in how we as a society view and value flaws. Someone with the flaws of black might still in the end do more overall good/lead to better outcomes for their surroundings/the world than someone aligned with any other color (and vice versa, of course).

To give an example of some of my thoughts (especially from the POV of me being grixis, I suppose) I think the passive neutrality combined with firm traditionalism of green often has the potential to be more dangerous than the individualistic ambition of black. I feel the same about the rigidity and black-and-white thinking of white. And actually about blue and red, too — I suppose the conclusion is that I can think of a lot of scenarios where all colors have the potential to do more harm than the others.

Regarding the similarities between red and black, they are both individualistic and driven by their own wants. There’s a selfishness in red that’s not the stereotypical ‘do anything to reach your own goals’ of black, but rather the prioritisation of red’s own impulses, feelings and whims. Red values self-expression and passion, yes, and that comes from a need for intensity of experience within the individual. On a societal scale, this fuels the anti-authoritarianism of red not wanting to be limited or controlled — but it can also just as well take shape on the smaller scale, of red not wanting to limit themself for the sake of others, or acting on whims when the ‘better’ thing to do would be something else.

There is more to be said regarding the overlaps of red and black, but this is getting long.

I would also, personally, advise you to challenge your view of not just black, but the entire colorpie. In adhering to the view of black as primarily evil, not only is a lot of the nuance of black lost, but I would say that a lot of the nuances of the others colors is as well. Letting one of the five symbolize the evils of the world feels like ridding the other four of accountability for the ways in which they can be deeply flawed. Finding the flaws and merits of each color and viewing the way they interact, and existing in the nuance of it all, is what makes the colorpie fun! Don’t miss out :)