Cause i can't.
i dunno it just seems like just so long as a person is polite they can get away with having bad thoughts more. wbu?
I have one friend like that, and frankly one is more than enough lol. Obviously we're not friends for that, we're friends because we have common history, sympathy, and common interests. This is exceptional, and it gets heated sometimes, as expected !
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Nah i absolutely couldn’t. I have no patience for ignorance
Is this person someone you've known for many years and you value everything else about them? Or is it someone whose friendship isn't that essential or important.
If it's a longtime friend, then you can choose to have the job of trying to instruct them in the error of their ways. You might not change them significantly, but making inroads is a valuable position.
Correct them when they say something ignorant. Back it up with facts. Spend less time with them if they continue and make it clear you won't support any such talk nor entertain it.
You may have to limit your friendship in this area.
Think of your friend as a flat earth aficionado. There is scientific and longtime fact supporting the correct view. All you can do is repeat it, and hope the light dawns on them and agree to disagree. It's similar with ANY ignorant, foolish stance.
If you look at the movie industry and the gaming industry, it seems like most people are totally okay with supporting racist or sexist people who are not even remotely cordial or polite. Yet the same people who support it, are also the loudest advocates against racism and sexism, kinda strange, but I think people have very selective opinions. Their views are skin deep opinions they never really thought about, because I would say most people who are racist or sexist, doesn't usually know that they are. Those who do know, know they are for a reason.
People who know they are, and know the reason, are probably a lot easier to be friends with, than someone who doesn't realize they are sexist or racist.
As someone who is not white, who has been the recipient of both overt and subtle racial comments, I can tell you from experience, such people are not nice people. And if you insist on keeping company with a person who has such perspective or lacking candor, that’s truly your decision- but perhaps a cause for self reflection- does this person echo your values and beliefs? Are you comfortable with that?
I literally de friended my friend since 3rd grade on Facebook because he wouldn’t stop posting pics/videos of him planking.
After pointing out that it’s racist he chose to be ignorant by ignoring what is being said and continue to do it… so I cut him out of my life. 🤷♂️
It is what it is.
By my definition you can NOT be sexist or racist and polite.
sure you can say that but they can sometimes mask it in the facade of cordiality lets say. like we all know what a cordial polite person sounds like so they may say stuff with that type of language. sometimes its a bit tricky to pick up... othertimes its like 'wait what did you just say?'
@Still-alive I agree. I once had a so-called friend tell me that you're so different for a mixed girl; you're not like the others. This individual appeared to be very courteous, but in that moment I realised I didn't need that kind of behaviour/energy in my life.
I used to let it pass, just to be polite and not cause a scene, then I would just stay away from them in the future. About 12 years ago, I couldn't let it pass any more and I started calling people out for it. Even publicly if they made public remarks. I discovered that if I kept my voice calm I could do it without causing a scene. And, often, people do double takes bc they can't believe I just said what I said. Then surprisingly, someone often thanks me for saying it. Once, the whole room applauded. That embarrassed me.
Would that even be really saying much when we live in a world where everything we say is seen as racist or sexist by someone? At least it seems that way in the US where morons here make everything about sexism or racism and you just can't get away from it -_-.
Ahahahaha, are there really people who believe they can be nice and racist at the same time?
they can sometimes mask their xenophobia/hatred in the facade of cordiality lets say. like we all know what a cordial polite person sounds like so they may say stuff with that type of language. sometimes its a bit tricky to pick up... othertimes its like 'wait what did you just say?'
I can imagine. Thankfully, I don’t have any racist or xenophobic friends ☺️
Yes. They call themselves "Christians"
@DrPepper12 my in laws are die hard Christians. When Covid broke out, me being Asian and all, they told me that my bat eating people were causing all these problems for Americans. Yes…MY bat eating people…
@mobiusforiner. Fuck them and their bigotry. I can't stand shit like that. "Christians" what a joke. Jesus would smite the whole lot of them if he were real...
Just because I might not agree with someone's opinion doesn't mean it's wrong,,,
Imho stating your case quietly and clearly doesn't make it valid, or wrong,,,
I didn’t say anything about wrong vs right. Im saying if it’s clearly racist or sexist etc. sometimes people say it in a polite tone, doesn’t make it any less bad in my opinion.
Yeah…
No. I would suggest giving that person a taste of their own medicine though by mirroring their behaviour back to them. I'm petty! 😂
No. I can't. I can be cordial when needed, for instance in a business situation. But, I cannot be friends and I can't listen to it anymore in silence.
Nope, I could not. Considering my family is pretty much a mix of everything and everyone is either married to someone of a different race, I would be offended. Plus whyyyy.
As long as their views align with mine. I don't mind putting biggoted white men in their place, and russia has to pay for the damages they've done.
I had a girl like this in school a while back but we aren't friends anymore. it depends on the person and about the person honestly.
I've battled this all my life. I've called people on it and mostly it doesn't come up again but I have two very close relations who won't filter AND DGAF. I've decided to tolerate their multi flavor bigotry for a variety of reasons.
I can be cordial with them but they wouldn't be my friend..
No, I can't. A racist would never be friends with me since I'm black. If I see that they start making offensive comments, I cut them off.
And the category is “People who annoy you”
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I was not a racist person but too many refugees came to our country and unfortunately they did wrong things so now I am a racist
No. I cut off someone I had known for a long time because she started using racial slurs in front of me. I hate that.
If they only occasionally or rarely say that I probably can, but if it's repeatedly, I can't.
No i can't be friends with someone like that even if they're polite.
It doesn't matter how polite they are, I could never be friends with them
No, absolutely not.
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Nope
Never.
No..
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