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Originally Posted by Autumn
I agree with you in a sense, Molson, but everybody has racist opinions. Everyone. So even when you respect someone enough to think they're not *a* racist, that doesn't mean something they are saying or doing or acting on isn't an element of racism. People tend to freak out as if racism is only a label for a person. But it's not about the person, it's about how we approach and react and talk about things. If we treat it as a label, we just create more polarized conversation.
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There's research to back this up. People are much more likely to assume harmless intentions of their own race and harmful intentions of other races. IMO, that's why it's important to stop and examine what you're doing rather than just assuring yourself that you aren't a racist.