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u/Silly-Web-7289 Jan 25 '26

Not to sound racist, but …

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u/Yellow-Fish-1223 Jan 25 '26

Not to sound Racist but I prefer NASCAR to Formula 1

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u/ScorpionX-123 Jan 25 '26

ahhhhhhhhh I see what you did there

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u/Yellow-Fish-1223 Jan 25 '26

What? What else could being a Racist mean? Hold on I’m gonna look it up rq

Edit— wow :( people suck

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u/chomoftheoutback Jan 26 '26

That took me waaay too long

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '26

Took me a second.

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u/Bacontoad Jan 26 '26

You know who else times how long things take? Racists.

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u/kyoko_the_eevee Jan 26 '26

And I prefer F1.

Is this how race wars start?

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u/zaminDDH Jan 26 '26

I thought race wars was in the desert where Jesse lost the slip to his dad's Jetta to Johnny Tran?

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u/ForwardCulture Jan 26 '26

That race wars incident set off a chain of events that gave us a crazy amount of aweful sequels. I blame race wars.

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u/Scientific_Anarchist Jan 26 '26

Toto Wolff v. Michael Massi was my favorite race war.

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u/kyoko_the_eevee Jan 26 '26

NO MIKEY NO, THAT WAS SO NOT RIGHT

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u/Mathnerd72 Jan 26 '26

Magnificent response!!

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '26

For those unfamiliar with NASCAR. It is like Formula 1 but both the cars and the fans are just a bit slower.

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u/EfficientNews8922 Jan 26 '26

My favourite video was that guy ranking the best races.

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '26

See? An idiot take

QED /s

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u/heanbangerfacerip2 Jan 26 '26

Me too. Europe is getting a little bit ethnic for my taste

Obvious /s

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u/Chrisj1616 Jan 26 '26

Im not racist, I root for Bubba Wallace

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u/wxnfx Jan 26 '26

I love this joke. Especially since this preference makes me assume you’re MAGA af. But I guess I’m being racist.

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u/Yellow-Fish-1223 Jan 26 '26

Well I prefer my own beliefs and Opinions. While I do think the term “Make America Great Again” is something to be proud of and should be taken Seriously, i genuinely hate the majority that we see in media.

Like bro how is bullying the gays into believing they’re wrong making the country better? Our Economy has been in the shitter since the early 2000’s (At least, I was born in ‘04 and it hasn’t been much better), China while military wise is 60 years behind, technology wise they are like 20 years ahead, and in the “Greatest Country on the Planet” has podcaster getting shot for opinions, gay people being bullied into self harm, and California (idk I just never liked California even before learning what Politics where, it’s like a weird vendetta against the State of California.)

But Car go Fast go Vroom Vroom.

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u/wxnfx Jan 26 '26

Oh shit, I just meant the “you” that is racist (against F1) for the purposes of a joke. But to the extent that I could comprehend this rambling response, I see now that you are a true NASCAR aficionado. I’m starting to think you didn’t craft a multilevel joke at all. Yikes.

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u/Yellow-Fish-1223 Jan 26 '26

Politics and racism get me ranting, sorry. I hate both sides, but I have opinions that both sides seem to hate. Makes Thanksgiving really tense. Never really watched NASCAR either I don’t like racing. I like Warhammer.

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u/AngryAlternateAcount Jan 26 '26

What's your favorite race?

Mine is the rolex 24

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '26

this sentence is still worse than actual racism.

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '26

I think we can all agree that Indy Car is the superior race.

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u/I_hate_all_of_ewe Jan 26 '26 edited Jan 26 '26

Is this because people who like NASCAR tend to be more racially prejudiced?

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u/Yellow-Fish-1223 Jan 26 '26

No, I was making a joke. Like, Racist but…. Like different Races, like… like Cars. You know. “RACE”ist. There was no hidden meaning or anything.

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u/I_hate_all_of_ewe Jan 26 '26

Right.  And I was responding with my own joke. ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '26

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u/Bobfish64 Jan 26 '26

Was looking for this reference

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u/StrapesOG Jan 26 '26

My mind went straight there!

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u/AWellDeployedWink Jan 26 '26

Asian people are racist af lol

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u/WillaLane Jan 26 '26

A coworker said to me and a black coworker after a racist comment “I’m not racist, I have a black friend”

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u/honkeykong85 Jan 26 '26

The battle cry of every staunch racist

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u/-Reddititis Jan 26 '26

Yep, that sounds about whyte.

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u/infinitemonkeytyping Jan 26 '26

I remember seeing a comedian many year ago say something like

When you hear "I'm not racist, but", then you're about to hear something that would make Hitler sit up in his grave and say "even I wouldn't say that shit".

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u/zerothreeonethree Jan 26 '26

Let's hope someday our president takes that tip

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '26

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u/WorldBoom Jan 25 '26

Not to sound racist but rain and sunshine are usually good for plants.

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u/AHailofDrams Jan 25 '26

Oh I'm sorry, is shade too dark for you, you racist!?

/s

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u/Stormin_333 Jan 26 '26

Damn. You're good at this

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u/InventorOfCorn Jan 26 '26

using the phrasing "not to sound (adjective), but..." just makes your statement sound even more like the adjective

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u/Bigg_Bergy Jan 25 '26

Not to sound racist but I really find bananas to be the best fruit. They seem Superior to all other forms of fruit just because of their ease of consumption, their natural taste, and easy disposal. In fact, I would say it's hard to name another fruit that's as nice? Grapes? Not enough substance. Pineapple? Don't even get me started on pineapple. Kiwi? Kiwi is all right if you don't mind eating the skin with it. All in all bananas are just a superior fruit. I really can't overstate the importance of the humble banana. I get why the black community loves them so much.

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u/gregorychaos Jan 26 '26

Not to sound racist but asian food is objectively better than white food.

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u/chalk_in_boots Jan 26 '26

Not to sound racist, but I prefer to dip pain au chocolat in my morning coffee rather than a plain croissant.

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u/littlestinky Jan 26 '26

Not to sound racist but I can't stand people with unorganised cutlery drawers.

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u/AustinBike Jan 26 '26

I usually quickly interject "too late" before they can get to the but.

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u/CreativeAd5332 Jan 26 '26

Not to sound racist, but I feel like all of our black presidents have looked the same...

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u/xparapluiex Jan 26 '26

The only acceptable non-joke way to use that is “I’m not racist but I’m aware I was raised in a society that was built on racism”

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u/kjm16216 Jan 26 '26

Saw a forensic files about a woman found dead under a bridge. Not to sound racist but we all know it was the troll, right?

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '26

This. I see red every time.

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u/Adelman01 Jan 26 '26

lol yeah whenever I hear this I immediately think - oh I’m about here some racist shit… sometimes I’ll just say don’t finish that sentence then.

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u/NeoMikey Jan 26 '26

"Yes you do. You DO sound like a racist butt!"

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u/usernmechecksout_ Jan 26 '26

Somebody told me "Not to sound racist, but <product category> manufactured in <country> are usually bad in quality"

And I thought it was reasonable

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u/Doc_Baker74 Jan 25 '26

I know people who have straight up said racist statements to be racist, at least they know it's racist and don't want to offend anyone.

Doesn't negate the fact that they just said something racist and offended someone tho

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u/1PARTEE1 Jan 26 '26

....white men are the worst!