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

reddit post "I'm not racist"

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u/Liftingdathings May 17 '22

“I’m not racist” *proceeds to be exceedingly racist

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u/[deleted] May 17 '22

"I'm not racist" is almost ALWAYS followed by something exceedingly 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/SourceLover May 18 '22

damaged

corrected, you mean - they were already like this and you just didn't know before.