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madinmaryland

(65,695 posts) Sat Jun 11, 2016, 06:07 PM Jun 2016

If a person makes a racist comment, that DOES make them a racist. The person made the comment [View all]

of their own free will and not under duress. It was their choice. If they do not believe the comment to be racist, they are still a racist. If that person were to make the comment and then come to understand the comment is racist and acknowledge and apologize, then I would accept the apology, but that would not change the fact that the comment and person is a racist.

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If a person makes a racist comment, that DOES make them a racist. The person made the comment [View all] madinmaryland Jun 2016 OP

Yeah, trying to explain to cons that Trump is racist because he has made provable racist remarks Rex Jun 2016 #1

If it was a one off thing maybe. Lance Bass esquire Jun 2016 #4

If the DNC is smart, they'll use Ryan's own words against the whole GOP in the general election realmirage Jun 2016 #2

and it wasn't a 'gaffe'-he went on the sunday morning shows to make sure everyone knew what he meant spanone Jun 2016 #3

no backsies, no WHITEWASH. pansypoo53219 Jun 2016 #5

What's worse, he's encouraging supporters to speak openly IronLionZion Jun 2016 #6

But some racists do know better. roamer65 Jun 2016 #7

And if the receiver of the racism stands by and doesn't condemn the racism, then Liberal_Stalwart71 Jun 2016 #8