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"I'm not racist" is a bit like saying "I'm really funny" or "I don't have bad breath. You really aren't the one who gets to decide that shit.
And bringing out the token "I have a Black husband", "I have an Asian friend", etc. is a bit like "remember that 1 funny joke i had tho?"
And bringing out the token "I have a Black husband", "I have an Asian friend", etc. is a bit like "remember that 1 funny joke i had tho?"
It also isn't some permanent, unchanging binary status.
We're all on these spectrums of biases about different groups of people. Just because you aren't a cross-burner doesn't mean you aren't racist. Just because you don't *think* you're racist doesn't mean you aren't one.
We're all on these spectrums of biases about different groups of people. Just because you aren't a cross-burner doesn't mean you aren't racist. Just because you don't *think* you're racist doesn't mean you aren't one.
Having a person of color in your life doesn't negate jack shit, and using them as a "get out of jail free" token just objectifies them and proves the point.
Similarly, there are a lot of misogynists out there who have wives and girlfriends...
Similarly, there are a lot of misogynists out there who have wives and girlfriends...
And as a small point of levity can i just point out how funny it is that this racist woman tried to cover her face with her hands to protect her identity..
WHILE ALREADY WEARING A MASK AND SUNGLASSES?
WHILE ALREADY WEARING A MASK AND SUNGLASSES?
Damn. I left a quotationmark unclosed in the very first tweet
i'll have to live with this cringe for the rest of my life.
i'll have to live with this cringe for the rest of my life.
