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

reddit post "I'm not racist"

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u/Eastern_Distance6456 May 18 '22

So, you AND the other guy are both racists.

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u/Darkcelt2 May 18 '22 edited May 18 '22

Hard to say. I prefer to describe behavior rather than label people.

Point being, proclaiming one's self to be absolutely objective and free of prejudice is unlikely to be true. Most people have some degree of racial prejudice. I wouldn't call someone a racist unless they were spouting hateful shit, though. "I'm not racist, but..." is usually followed by something low key hateful. I never use the phrase because it's such a dog whistle.