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[quote=Anonymous]I feel ya OP. My brother and his wife have made racist jokes for years and I often bristled/ told them it wasn’t funny.

When we adopted our beautiful DC of color, they continued to make racist jokes for a short time until I called them out privately. I told them firmly that they were now an aunt and uncle to a person of color and the racist jokes had to stop. Happily, they have. Plus they were very welcoming to our child when they met her.

Our oldest child’s spouse comes from a family who apparently used to make a lot of racist remarks. Our child’s spouse talked to them about the challenges of multiracial families and their obligation to exercise their Christian values of showing generosity and love (insert whatever faith since all world religions call for the Golden Rule). They were also very welcoming with our youngest DC when they met her and continue to show kind interest in her.

I think a mixture of setting boundaries making clear that you will Not tolerate disrespect for your loved ones of color and being open to forging positive relationships works - as long as they have ears to hear and hearts to change.[/quote]

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