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How do you feel about racism/bigotry that is done due to social ineptness?
- Thread starter DragonSJG
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I tell them that they're doing something racist/wrong. If it truely is down to ignorance, people apologise and stop.
But often, the ignorance is chosen.
And then they start defending their behaviour.
"It's not mean as an insult! It's just what he is, it's neutral description"
-Guy defending his casual use of the German N-word to talk about black people in Vienna.
But often, the ignorance is chosen.
And then they start defending their behaviour.
"It's not mean as an insult! It's just what he is, it's neutral description"
-Guy defending his casual use of the German N-word to talk about black people in Vienna.
Yeah, this. If people are oblivious enough to be racist or offensive in general because of a lack of knowledge and context, they usually realise rather soon that it's wrong if you tell them.
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I'm not making excuses, just wondering if one should approach things differently or not
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I don't think it's bigotry caused by social ineptness as much as it is expressed through social ineptness, but maybe that's what you mean. There's no definitive answer to how you approach making people less racist. It depends on the person, how far gone they are, your relationship with them, etc. Give us an example fam.
Seriously. Treating someone else who just happens to look differently with equal regard isn't freaking rocket science.
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