I unfriended a racist on FB tonight and it wasn't my sister... [View all]

[cynatnite]

I know she is racist and she's still my sister. I just can't do it even though I know how little she thinks of me. I guess I keep hoping she'll see me differently. She thinks there is something wrong with me and has made some snide comments off and on for a long time. She uses the "N" word regularly. She goes on and on about Obama being Muslim and not being American. She's got every nasty RW talking point. She proclaims her Christianity in one breath and in the next she's as hateful about Obama as I have ever seen her toward another. It's disturbing.

The racist I unfriended was my ex-stepbrother. His father and my mother used to be married to each other. His racism was insidious and it felt like my FB page was getting diseased.

I enjoy the liberal and progressiveness on FB. There are some nice anti-Rmoney/Ryan stuff and it's most certainly not the bulk of the content on FB. I've got some really good stuff that makes FB a decent place.

Plenty of people post some religious stuff, but it's not offensive at all and I don't mind. It's rather pleasant at times.

At least getting rid of some of the negativity might make FB a little more enjoyable.