Another assumption: If you ignore it, it'll go away.
I don't think that's true. I think people need to be called out on their racist comments every time. I'm not brave enough to do it every time, but I try.
We need a climate where it's not acceptable for people to make racist comments without penalty. I'm talking social penalty, obviously. People have freedom of speech, but there's also freedom to socially sanction racist jackasses.
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branchandroot
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Date: 2007-04-10 07:40 pm (UTC)If you ignore it, it'll go away.
I don't think that's true. I think people need to be called out on their racist comments every time. I'm not brave enough to do it every time, but I try.
We need a climate where it's not acceptable for people to make racist comments without penalty. I'm talking social penalty, obviously. People have freedom of speech, but there's also freedom to socially sanction racist jackasses.