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[quote=Anonymous]I mean, at the end of the day, it actually isn’t really about Trump. Your parents have decided that they don’t support the work you do and they spew racist stuff. You have to decide how much of this you are willing to be around.

I’m lucky that my dad basically no longer discusses politics. I actually think he realizes Trump is horrible (although I assume he votes for him). But I remember him loving Jesse Helms and Pat Buchanan (meanwhile I protested when Buchanan came to my college, but I was voting for Bush). I also know he hated the Clintons (I hate Bill but not Hilary). He loved complaining about affirmative action. I started calling it OWM (oppressed white male) syndrome when I was 12 (which was in the 80s).

But if my dad said something openly racist, I would tell him I disagreed (not bothering to argue just a flat statement), remove my kids from the setting and then tell my kids what exactly what granddaddy said was racist and why. Now at age 13, my daughter might very well tell him that what he said was racist and ridiculous (and she likely would not back down — she is always up for standing her ground). If he always said racist stuff, then he just wouldn’t see my kids or husband. And I would figure out what level of limited contact I was willing to have. As it is, I manage to basically see my dad five times a year for lunch.

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