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Jer'Maine MontielHamilton Nolan
2/16/16 12:21pm
But that didn’t completely eliminate the perceived racism. Having those friends just made the white man seem less racist than if he had no Asian friends.

“Less racist.” So... still racist?
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  The Vagina is a Self-Cleaning OvenJer'Maine Montiel
  2/16/16 12:24pm
  Everyone is a little racist. It’s not a bad thing as long as you acknowledge it and don’t let your biases guide your actions.
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  Jer'Maine MontielThe Vagina is a Self-Cleaning Oven
  2/16/16 12:27pm
  Everyone is a little racist.
  
  No.
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ReburnsABurningReturnsHamilton Nolan
2/16/16 12:24pm
Hamilton Nolan is a racist evidenced by his talking down to black people when addressing BLM shutting down a Bernie Sanders rally.

Gawker Media is racist because they have a lily white masthead, and this includes writers and editors.

Gawker writers are willing to publicly grouse against their employer about him interfering with “editorial freedom” (a freedom that if allowed to go unchecked would tank this publication, but that’s another discussion) but not at the fact that there are no black people writing for Gawker proper?

Now, mount a coherent defense against these charges without using self-serving argument. You can’t. It’s impossible, because attempting to defend yourself is by definition, self-serving.

Which to me is the bigger problem with the moniker of “you’re a racist” in 2016. There is literally nowhere to go in the discussion from there that the people hurling it haven’t come up with some sort of airtight response to.
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  JustinemansopinionReburnsABurningReturns
  2/16/16 12:31pm
  There is no defensive angle in which the conversation can go. A tactic people avoid at all costs is the “maybe you’re right and that does come off as racist although it wasn’t intended to be...” That will completely disarm anyone. Along another person racist.
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  hntergrenReburnsABurningReturns
  2/16/16 12:32pm
  Not really, the correct response is: “I’m sorry that I hurt you. What have I done to appear racist and how can I correct it?”
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MolierthanthouHamilton Nolan
2/16/16 12:59pm
So I had a discussion with a friend about this. As a white person, how do you actually defend yourself if someone says you are racist? Say I’m in love with a black man (which I am) and I say that then it opens up a whole can if I say that. I can’t say I have black friends because that gets eyerolls and the usual reaction. I can’t say I support Black Lives Matter because then people say I have “white guilt” - I can’t be offended because then I am told I don’t understand what being a “we” v. being an individual means. I definitely can’t do anything to help Africa. I can’t build a school, I can’t do the volunteer tourist thing because that’s just bad. According to Kanye I can’t even comment on black music. I honestly don’t know what to do. Granted, it doesn’t come up (probably because I don’t say or think stupid shit). But given the climate in politics and society right now (going back forever, I know)... I just wish I could help more. I think being involved with a black man sort of makes me feel worse. There is this feeling that I will just never, ever, ever know what it’s like. No matter how much I say, yes I see how the system is rigged and yes I admit I might benefit from that (I do, I’m sure)... how do I change “the system” other than by being a decent person and pointing out awful?
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  OKTOBERFISTMolierthanthou
  2/16/16 1:06pm
  Simple: don’t use anecdotal evidence “my best friend is black” to prove/confirm anything since it only proves/confirms that your best friend is black
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  ForTheWinsomeMolierthanthou
  2/16/16 1:23pm
  It certainly seems counter productive, from a white point of view, to exclude the racial majority from assisting with inclusion and privilege, #notyourfight or whatever. But to a great degree the current trend seems to be one of reclaiming lost dignity — to forge a seperate culture, rather than attempt integration. I’d love to help, but we’re not really invited. I’ll just keep checking my privilege.
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Cam/ronHamilton Nolan
2/16/16 12:22pm
In other words, the world’s most annoying and transparently self-serving tactic for shielding oneself from charges of racism is, in fact, effective.

A far worse defense I’ve heard from an ex-boss: “I minored in Black Studies and I can tell you that ALL blacks think alike.”
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  crouching tigerCam/ron
  2/16/16 12:25pm
  I believe him.
  
  Not that an online degree mill certification is anything to brag about.
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  puncha yo bunsCam/ron
  2/16/16 12:25pm
  How do you even unpack that statement? No sane person could actually believe that.
  
  However, the fact that he reduced the myriad possible thoughts that an entire race of human beings could have into one monolithic essence tells you everything you would need to know about him.
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BrianGriffinHamilton Nolan
2/16/16 12:27pm
Can't we all just agree that all people everywhere, regardless of race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation, are in general pretty awful?
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  KomradKickassBrianGriffin
  2/16/16 12:31pm
  Especially the Swiss.
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  ReedRothchild11BrianGriffin
  2/16/16 12:35pm
  I feel like this is especially the case if we’re using Facebook posts as the study
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Low Information BoaterHamilton Nolan
2/16/16 12:18pm
This sounds like the basis for a new growth industry: Professionally Ethnic Friend. For a low monthly retainer, you can a curate a custom group of friends and aquintances to meet your specific racial needs. Mix and match various colors, genders, and non-mainstream hairstyles. Collect them all!
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  EvenBaggierTrousers4Low Information Boater
  2/16/16 12:40pm
  I created a website called My Black Friend® a while back that did just this. For a small fee, you send us a photo of yourself in one of several poses and we insert a black person into the photo, which is suitable for posting on Facebook, keeping your wallet, etc. For an additional payment, we could also have a friend call you and either leave a message or talk to you on speakerphone, or we had actors who would accompany you in person to events and entertain your friends with the vast and not-at-all race-based experiences you two have had. We also offered My Asian Friend, My Latino Friend and My Gay Friend.
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dothedewHamilton Nolan
2/16/16 12:32pm
I’m looking to next month’s feature on the effectiveness of “Do you know who I am?” and its weak corollary, “Do you know who my father is?”
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  kyngfishdothedew
  2/16/16 12:56pm
  Or the even more tenuous, “Do you know who my family is?”
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  BosoxBobdothedew
  2/16/16 1:00pm
  Featuring the Manning family.
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ww1383Hamilton Nolan
2/16/16 12:32pm
Soon it’s going to be “but my grandkids are black” with pictures of mixed race toddlers next to racist Facebook comments.
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  screenbittentwiceshyww1383
  2/16/16 12:36pm
  True story, I had a college study friend who started spouting racist comments as soon as she got a black boyfriend, then the N Word became commonplace and I had to walk away from it all...
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  MajorBurnww1383
  2/16/16 1:05pm
  It already is/happens.
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#NotAllYzermanHamilton Nolan
2/16/16 12:14pm
Tell that to Camille Cosby.
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  hntergren#NotAllYzerman
  2/16/16 12:22pm
  ?
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  #NotAllYzermanhntergren
  2/16/16 12:54pm
  I don’t know I was making a Bill Cosby’s wife joke and haven't had my coffee
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deanmartinsrectalpolyps2Hamilton Nolan
2/16/16 12:17pm
All right, let’s see how well this works.

Some of my best friends write for Gawker.
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