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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Let your daughter invite her friend. If the friend or parents say anything inappropriate, ask them to leave[/quote]

I  honestly don't know.   I think I would like to go with this, but I would not what to have an outspoken racist in my home. Racism isn't a political belief. It's not a different culture or religion, such that the excuse your child needs to interact with all kinds of people would apply.

The child has already repeated the racist rhetoric of her parent.  How many of OP's daughter's other friends will allow them to go to the party?  I know I wouldn't allow my child to attend or play with a child who was doing this, whose parents encouraged it.

I wouldn't want to allow myself to be used to normalize racism.

At the same time, the child in question is only 8 still pretty young. If she was just a few years older I would have no problem telling my child she was not welcome, and would hope by age 11 or so my child would have the wisdom to identify and not want to associate with someone racist.

So I think I am leaning towards allowing the girl to come, but any hint of racism she is gone, immediately, never to be invited back again.

I also hope , OP, you are talking with your daughter regularly about things she may have heard or seen from her friend, and  what she can do or say in response.

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Well, neither OP or her daughter have seen or heard anything. Just acting on rumor, supposition, and bias. Being conservative doesn't make you racist. [/quote]

If a bunch of other parents were talking about the incident it’s unlikely it’s a rumor. Just like evidence at a crime scene points to a crime having taken place, even if you weren’t there to witness it. Man you racists will do anything to normalize and justify your behavior. [/quote]

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