oldie but a goodie (relevant once again in light of him magically not having to pay the $450 million) - eviltoast
  • yuriy@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    If that were the whole of the situation you might have a point, but you miss out on most nuance and context when you boil it down to “someone who does X is good”

    • beardown@lemm.ee
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      8 months ago

      A racist saying that a mixed race child will experience more hardship than a “White” child is just as correct as a NAACP spokesperson saying the same thing. This country is structurally racist, which has real consequences for everyone according to their skin color and ability to pass as “White.”

      Given that, idk what the friend did wrong - aside from apparently talking about “The White Race,” which is always a weird thing to do, of course

      • yuriy@lemmy.world
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        8 months ago

        I really appreciate you bringing the context back into the discussion, hot damn! Honestly, that’s a much more measured and reasonable response than my snarky comment should deserve lmao

        I’m not trying to argue that the friend in OP’s story is a racist because of that comment. I do, however, think that OP probably had other reasons to cast this particular interaction as having racist intentions. I’m obviously assuming things about the situation beyond the information provided, but so is the other so-and-so that I’m being an asshole to. Only that individual is also like, harassing the teller of the story over it?

        Either way I’m way too invested in this thread, hope you’re having a good day!