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4 points·rossriley··5 comments

Pretty funny, but also disappointing.

Regarding this kind of ignorance: does new media simply make it easy for people to say stupid regrettable things, or does the "stream of consciousness" expose real issues at the root of racism?

I mean these are posted under people's real names and FB accounts, but probably with the expectation that it was private to their circle of friends. I'd wager most would withdraw their statements if they could be publicly confronted. But the fact that it was posted in the first place means it was a deliberate, conceived thought. So is this real racism, or just people "speaking" before thinking?

People have always been saying stupid things. The only difference now is that if you say it online, it's saved forever.

Yes, it's quite possible most would withdraw their statements if they were publicly confronted -- but, does that make it better? If I am feeling anger/hatred toward a race, but does not speak up in public, is that not "real racism"?

Most of those are xenophobic, not racist. Most people are, /who actually have to live among the xenos/. Having said that, I'm personally xenophobic /and/ racist.

Um, this title is stupid. There's a difference between starting a comment with "I'm not a racist but..." and actually being a racist.

From what I can gather that's the idea behind this project. It's one of those marker phrases that normally signifies offense is about to occur.

Eg. I don't mean to offend you but.... Don't take this personally but...

I'm not racist but.. is one of the most famous of these and often, though not always, signifies that something racist is about to be said.

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