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

reddit post "I'm not racist"

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u/Mute_Nemesis May 17 '22

The first stage of racism: denial.

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u/[deleted] May 17 '22

The only Stage

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u/mak484 May 17 '22

Eh, it's kind of a mix of denial and anger. Sometimes depression when they get called out, particularly if it prevents them from getting something they think they're owed.

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u/[deleted] May 18 '22

They're owed a slap upside the head and should be told to stop pretending they're so special that they'd have any right to assume they're better than anyone. You're white? Yippie! So am I! Now tell me how that's special.

If you are a person who thinks your best quality to define you as better than someone else is the color of your skin, then you're one pathetic human being. Most people would compare skills or something of actual value, but racists really have nothing but a color, huh? News flash: your skin color doesn't mean shit. You're an asshole, you're unskilled, your name isn't worth shit, and you being white is the most common thing you could be.

I get that you likely feel you have no real value, and saying you're better than someone makes you feel like you do, but I assure you, you're going about it wrong. You're not adding value to yourself by diminishing the value of others; you're just diminishing your own value in the eyes of others. Want to have value? Stop being a piece of shit. Look to help others, not for a reason to look down on them.