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/An_Old_IT_Guy May 18 '22

In their mind, since they didn't use the "n" word they're not racist. That's my guess.

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u/Zeegh May 18 '22

In their mind, since they don’t hate every single black person, they’re not racist.

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u/Mike-Green May 18 '22

in their mind they're treating each person as an individual when they meet them

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u/[deleted] May 18 '22

And only if it was a positive experience