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[quote=Anonymous]No. I explain to my mother why it's racist to say that a black man is carrying a rifle when in reality he was carrying an UMBRELLA on a rainy day. Mom: well that's what I usually see. Me: You usually see black men carrying rifles? In Boynton Beach, Florida? Mom: Yes. Me: Dad, do you also see this? Dad: No, no I do not. I had to explain to my dad that it was racist of him to keep joking that when he got in a fender bender in Miami he just drove off because it was probably a gang-banger, rather than exchanging info (it was the other car's fault). When my grandpa was alive and he dropped money into a black cashier's hand and she looked at me horrified, I looked back at her also similarly horrified and whispered "I'm so sorry - I'll talk to him." And I did. I don't think we can excuse people. Even if we know they won't understand or change, I think people who are minorities appreciate overhearing someone trying to get others to be nicer to them. [/quote]
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