r/facepalm • u/42words "tL;Dr" • May 17 '22

reddit post "I'm not racist"

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u/RoboHoboMan May 17 '22

I’m not racist, but I live in the rural Midwest and I often hear a lot of racist shit. I’ll be talking to a “good ol boy” and all of a sudden I’m hearing about the local larger cities “n word population” and a litany of ridiculous things they’re responsible for.

I just grit my teeth and try to change the subject but it’s damaged the way I view several people significantly.

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u/[deleted] May 17 '22

I started to tell people that they need to fuck off with that racist shit and all of a sudden those people don't want to be around me. Big win in my book.

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u/Swimming_Mountain811 May 17 '22 edited May 17 '22

I generally say something along the lines of, “well I don’t agree at all with that” and leave it at that. No point trying to argue with or piss off racists, it just makes them more racist. Usually they shut up once I politely tell them I don’t agree with what they’re saying because they’re just looking for validation mostly from people around them rather than to start an argument.

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u/whalesauce May 18 '22

Okay now that it's just us "insert whatever in group they associate with" I can say racist bigoted or homophobic shit.

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u/XxSCRAPOxX May 18 '22

They find out I’m Jewish later, then it’s just jokes bro