Même vs voire

Question

"Je n'aime pas non plus certains supporters qui peuvent être violents ou même racistes"
 
Could you use "voire" to replace "ou même" in this sentence? With a comma after "violents" ? I tried and it was marked incorrect. 
Thank you!

Accepted Answer

Bonjour James,
In this instance, "voire" would not work as it is the equivalent of "et même" - which implies a reinforcement of what was said. See link here: https://www.wordreference.com/fren/voire
Il est méchant, voire / et même cruel = he is naughty even cruel
I hope this is helpful.
Bonne journée !

Answer

I think both are acceptable, but there is a slight difference in meaning in that voire is a slightly weaker extension.