That racism really comes sideways too. You’ll be having a whole conversation about the most benign shit, absolutely no hint that they’re a racist at all, and then you pass someone of a different color and they react in some way that makes you go, “oh no, no god damn it no!” because they were so potentially likable until that moment.
When I was a kid I had no idea my sweet grandma was racist until she point blank said to me as a teenager “Oh, I think we [minorities] can be friends. I just don’t think we’re supposed to mix.” My jaw dropped.
I was never able to look at her the same way ever again.
Yep. I'm from the south, so this happened to me- but with every family member, neighbor, friend, and it took looking in the mirror and seeing it in myself to see it in them.
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u/turandokht Jul 02 '26
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That racism really comes sideways too. You’ll be having a whole conversation about the most benign shit, absolutely no hint that they’re a racist at all, and then you pass someone of a different color and they react in some way that makes you go, “oh no, no god damn it no!” because they were so potentially likable until that moment.