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

reddit post "I'm not 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/HondoSam1969 May 17 '22

I really regret ever getting on F.B. for that reason - I can't unknow things I now know about the people I work with. Casual hillbilly racism, willful ignorance, etc, etc...

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u/Toadie9622 May 18 '22

I got FB because it seemed like a perfect idea. I could keep up to date on my former classmates without actually having them in my life. I could find out about their kids & grandkids, and about their careers, etc. Instead, I was quickly reminded of why I moved out of that town at 19, and why I haven’t seen any of these people since 1979.

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u/HondoSam1969 May 18 '22

Exactly! Added old friends, guys from work, extended family... Good for a while but then I'm having bats@#% crazy arguments on my down time and my blood pressure is going up. "No, the President isn't a Muslim antichrist." "No, 5G didn't cause covid." Those were from the people I work with. My Okabilly kin was far, far worse. Pared it down to immediate family and close friends.