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Hortensis

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11. :) How about, "Are you a little bit human?"

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Tue Aug 27, 2019, 10:24 AM

Aug 2019

What I'd like to see are questions inviting people to examine how nice they are and how suited they believe they currently are to today's very diverse world.

Introspection and self awareness are good. Strong bigots are notably poor at it, some to the point of being completely incapable of analyzing self.

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Be honest, are you a little bit racist? [View all] True Dough Aug 2019 OP

Racist and proud of it: I can't stand orange men RainCaster Aug 2019 #1

i dislike orange men too. trueblue2007 Aug 2019 #34

I think any sociologist would say everyone is racist because we live in a racist society. Coventina Aug 2019 #2

Arguably we all are to one degree or another, one time or another in the past. The difference hlthe2b Aug 2019 #3

Yes, this is so true True Dough Aug 2019 #4

Yes, Disaffected Aug 2019 #10

Is it racist to hate carnies? ExciteBike66 Aug 2019 #5

Small hands, smell like cabbage. Nt jmg257 Aug 2019 #31

Even if everybody is "a little bit racist," Walsh can't excuse his very racist remarks The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2019 #6

Yes, but I've spent a lifetime trying hard not to act on that... Wounded Bear Aug 2019 #7

I'm a white male, too... dchill Aug 2019 #8

I hear you treestar Aug 2019 #17

We live in a racist country, society and culture. It takes active work to dismantle it from one's WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2019 #9

It's useful to Disaffected Aug 2019 #13

:) How about, "Are you a little bit human?" Hortensis Aug 2019 #11

I am a reformed racist (I think I am reformed) wasupaloopa Aug 2019 #12

War would definitely color your view of the "enemy" True Dough Aug 2019 #14

Many Vietnam vets go back to Vietnam to help build schools and other things in North Vietnam. wasupaloopa Aug 2019 #16

I challenge anyone to go through my Twitter feed and find one racist posting Sherman A1 Aug 2019 #15

Of course we are. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2019 #18

Maybe a 1 treestar Aug 2019 #19

Of course, I've not escaped my karma. RichardRay Aug 2019 #20

I went to Anti-Racism Training 6 months ago. maxsolomon Aug 2019 #21

I once had "sensitivity training" at a state job WestLosAngelesGal Aug 2019 #22

I grew up in a racist family. procon Aug 2019 #23

Not willfully uponit7771 Aug 2019 #24

I have had critical thoughts of POC through the years but, like True Dough, it was always Xtermin8 H8 Aug 2019 #25

Welcome to DU wryter2000 Aug 2019 #32

Hey wryter2000, thank you for the welcome! Yea, our moms taught us well. Hope you Xtermin8 H8 Aug 2019 #38

Am I racist if I hate everyone the same? n/t zackymilly Aug 2019 #26

As a white male Norbert Aug 2019 #27

In my youth Cartoonist Aug 2019 #28

I was not raised to be racist wryter2000 Aug 2019 #29

Remember Michael Moore's book "Stupid Whit Men"? Was he being racist? In which direction tblue37 Aug 2019 #30

The morning after the 2016 election wryter2000 Aug 2019 #33

Racist is a new media term,, kozar Aug 2019 #35

Of course we are! My wife is African (I am white), but having lived in Dubai JCMach1 Aug 2019 #36

If your old (almost 70), grew up in white suburbia and your honest, you have to admit NoMoreRepugs Aug 2019 #37