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posted by [personal profile] eftychia at 05:25am on 2010-04-23

"My new theory of the day is that when someone says 'I'm not trying to be racist here', it's a form of bragging at how naturally it comes to them." -- [info] alexandraerin [via [info] - personal redbird]

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posted by [personal profile] minoanmiss at 12:54pm on 2010-04-23
I am making a note of tis!
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posted by (anonymous) at 07:32am on 2010-04-30
I have to disagree. This is an acknowledgment that the speaker realizes some people will take what is being said as racist. Now, whether the person is being honest or not is another story....
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posted by [personal profile] minoanmiss at 12:31pm on 2010-05-28
"Take what is being said as racist" carries the unvoiced postulate that racism is a matter of people choosing to take offense rather than a matter of people choosing to perpetuate bigotry based on ethnicity.
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