I always wonder what people who aren't subject to racism IRL feel when they watch this stuff. I feel genuinely shaken. I feel a real sense of terror.

What happens to people who think 'if only they had engaged in free and civil debate about this gentleman's argument' https://twitter.com/angryasianman/status/1280357068994568192
Also: we really need to stop expressing surprise when we learn that racists are related to or married to non-white people

Racists make exceptions - a lot. That's part of their whole thing: doling out acceptance and abuse based on their personal criteria

https://www.ibtimes.sg/tech-ceo-racially-abuses-asian-family-california-restaurant-gets-kicked-out-video-48064
And honestly, what's up with these 'I just had a little moment' apologies?

Also see: the British plane guy

https://medium.com/@ketanj0/friends-join-me-for-a-pleasant-journey-into-the-very-tolerant-world-of-apu-fandom-7941d6232612
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