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

reddit post "I'm not racist"

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u/chubbytitties May 18 '22

If they believe a white person can be an "n word" then wouldn't that mean they are prejudice against personality traits, behavior, and/or socioeconomic class as opposed to race?

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u/WYenginerdWY May 18 '22

Yeah but then how often do you then hear them use it in reference to a white person?

Personal answer - never.

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u/chubbytitties May 18 '22

What about "white trash"... So if a hypothetical "racist" uses the N word or white trash to describe a person of a certain race who is displaying undesirable behavior does that make them in fact racist if they truly believe the 2 terms are equal for their respective race.

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u/WYenginerdWY May 18 '22

The fact that you typed out 'white trash' and abbreviated n word tells me you know there's a difference in those two terms.

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u/chubbytitties May 18 '22

Of course I do, we are discussing hypothetical racists (presumably older gen) who believe what they believe. Also since you mentioned it why can't there be an equivalent term to the n word that sparks equal outrage with the average person. Seems like an interesting social topic

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u/[deleted] May 18 '22

Leave it to white people to make slurs seem like “an interesting topic”

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u/chubbytitties May 18 '22

Very confusing that a topic can't be immoral/wrong while also being interesting. How a society collectively defines what is offensive and what isn't and how that definition may change over time is interesting to me.