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MLAA

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1. Good for you and your siblings for continuing to call her out when she says something racist.

Reply to podex101 (Original post)

Wed Jan 11, 2023, 09:20 AM

Jan 2023

You might consider adding, when she says ‘I’m not a racist’, say that (whatever she previously said’ is the very definition of racism. I had to say that to a relative who said ‘but I’m not a racist’, it seems to surprise them and stop them in their tracks. I doubt it changed their ways, but at least I felt better.

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Good for you and your siblings for continuing to call her out when she says something racist. MLAA Jan 2023 #1

My mom was like that... 2naSalit Jan 2023 #2

Don't feel bad, Podex101 Diamond_Dog Jan 2023 #3

Ah, you are NOT a racist. You only play one when you talk about mixed children. Got it. TigressDem Jan 2023 #4

My adopted son is white. My mother calls him a bastard. debm55 Aug 2023 #5