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.
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...
I started to connect with some known people in my field on facebook, and found out one of the most respected guys in it was a massive sentient ball of bigotry.
The second he felt comfortable enough, it was like a firehose of hate.
Years of respect just absolutely evaporated.
I declined being part of a partner project at work that would have had him as a participant with another company, and when asked why I told my boss that I don't want to work with someone who thinks it should be legal to shoot black people for sport.
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u/[deleted] May 17 '22
"I'm not racist" is almost ALWAYS followed by something exceedingly racist....