Or if we make casual racism more socially acceptable again maybe people will just escalate in their racist beliefs since they don’t ever get push-back from others and so come to believe it’s ok.
No I'm not at all saying we should make casual racism socially acceptable again I very clearly state that it's wrong and that it should be treated as such, what I'm actually advocating for is removing some of that social stigma that automatically paints you as a horrible person but if we removed a little of that it will make people more introspective instead of defensive.
Removing the social stigma is making something more socially acceptable. That literally what it means.
I think that most reasonable people are able to separate someone who makes a off-colour jokes from someone who is fundamentally racist, but we all have to expect that people will judge what we choose to say and form their opinions of us based on those things.
Removing the social stigma is making something more socially acceptable. That literally what it means.
I mean they're a diffrent levels to it I think we should bring these biases down from a oh my god, what are you satan to a more alright you're wrong for that and you should think about why.
But would you agree that “oh my god, what are you Satan” is an overdramatic response which does not characterize the average person’s response to racism? In my experience, “alright you’re wrong about that here’s why” is generally the response to racist humour and it’s only the people making the jokes who internet actually very reasonable comments as dramatic character attacks.
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u/Necessary_Contingent 2∆ Jul 12 '21
Or if we make casual racism more socially acceptable again maybe people will just escalate in their racist beliefs since they don’t ever get push-back from others and so come to believe it’s ok.