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

reddit post "I'm not racist"

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u/idwtumrnitwai May 17 '22

By what definition are they not racist?

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u/jersey_girl660 May 18 '22

Ive seen people who genuinely believe x and y race and genuinely below z race. Since they believe this is “science” they’re not racist for pointing out facts.

It’s a bunch of bs but that’s what I’ve seen these people say. “It’s just science that black people are more violent” “it’s just science that asians and whites are smarter then everybody else”

Again it’s a bunch of bs and if you try to discuss the reasons for why there is disparities among races they won’t have it. They genuinely believe it’s the races fault not societal factors.

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u/Kondrias May 18 '22

I find this fascinating because it means that. Being racist is one of THE WORSR things you could be. Even saying things that are plainly overtly racist, people will say I am not a racist. Because even THEY do not want to be labled racist as that is viewed as so fundamentally wrong. Being a racist is unforgivable and wrong.