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Showing Original Post only (View all)#NotRacists Be Like: The Top 10 Phrases Used by People Who Claim They Are Not Racist [View all]
This is not about racists. This is about not-racists. Youve seen them before: the special class of white people who say racist shit and do racist things but declare themselves the least racist person you know.
Their racism isnt always intentional. Sometimes it is a byproduct of privilege, sometimes it is a deflection, and sometimes it is caused by the vapid, shallow inability to care about or understand anything that they dont agree with because they are the majority.
The population of not-racists is steadily growing. Not-racists voted for Donald Trump. Not-racists say that kneeling for the flag means you want to slit the throats of veterans. Not-racists believe in Blue Lives, White Jesus and black-on-black crime. So we decided to do a countdown of the 10 most popular phrases so that you can easily identify not-racists, or play a game of not-racist bingo in your spare time:
10. Why must everything have to be about race?
One of the most used ideas in the not-racist handbook is that talking about race creates divisiveness. The theory rests on the premise that the more people point out racism, the more ... umm ... I really dont know how the second part works.
Their racism isnt always intentional. Sometimes it is a byproduct of privilege, sometimes it is a deflection, and sometimes it is caused by the vapid, shallow inability to care about or understand anything that they dont agree with because they are the majority.
The population of not-racists is steadily growing. Not-racists voted for Donald Trump. Not-racists say that kneeling for the flag means you want to slit the throats of veterans. Not-racists believe in Blue Lives, White Jesus and black-on-black crime. So we decided to do a countdown of the 10 most popular phrases so that you can easily identify not-racists, or play a game of not-racist bingo in your spare time:
10. Why must everything have to be about race?
One of the most used ideas in the not-racist handbook is that talking about race creates divisiveness. The theory rests on the premise that the more people point out racism, the more ... umm ... I really dont know how the second part works.
More:https://www.theroot.com/notracists-be-like-the-top-10-phrases-used-by-peop-1819142064?utm_source=theroot_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
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#NotRacists Be Like: The Top 10 Phrases Used by People Who Claim They Are Not Racist [View all]
ismnotwasm
Mar 2018
OP
It could be they didn't think to use one of the items compiled in post #6
BumRushDaShow
Mar 2018
#20
Did he have an explanation for how telling you to go back to where your ancestors came from
Ms. Toad
Mar 2018
#42
There are long-time liberal DUers with high post counts who believe Americans are white
IronLionZion
Mar 2018
#37
That one's very popular among racists and not-racist-racists. . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Mar 2018
#22
Heard that one a couple of times. When I ask them to give me the list of Obama
Elwood P Dowd
Mar 2018
#39
And then there are the really scary ones who don't even try to hide it. nt
Ferrets are Cool
Mar 2018
#31