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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Joe Exotic used strong racist language while filming the doc. [b]It was cut out. [/b]He is a racist. You dressed up as a racist.[/quote]

So, if all I saw was the documentary, and not any of the stuff on social media, I wouldn't know that he used this kind of language?  So I might not be aware that he was such a racist?  Would I still be racist if I dressed up like him, not knowing about the rants and offensive language?

Like, instead of saying that OP is racist, why not point out, "Hey, you might not know this, but JE uses really graphic, offensive, and racist language.  They cut it out of the documentary, but there are lots of videos of him saying truly awful things."  Then OP and her husband, if they are normal, decent people, would say, "Oh, wow, no, I didn't know.  We definitely won't be dressing up like him again!  Thanks for telling us; I think we'll take down the photo."  Instead of "He's racist, so you're racist."

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OP's first post said that SIL wrote that 'it' was racist (not that OP/DH were racist). OP was silent and then left the text thread. My guess is that there was plenty of opportunity for OP and her husband to say "Oh, wow, no, I didn't know.  We definitely won't be dressing up like him again!  Thanks for telling us; I think we'll take down the photo" to solve the problem. In fact, it's still ok to say that![/quote]

DP.  Puh-lease.  It's on SIL to elaborate on why "it" was racist.  David Duke is known for being a racist.  The Tiger King is not. Rather than wallowing in outrage, SIL should have enlightened people. [/quote]

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