A Compiled List of Things white People Say That Are Racist, Whether Intentional or Not
- I don’t see color
- It’s almost like you’re white!
- I once dated a (insert ethnicity) guy/chick
- Some of my best friends are (insert ethnicity)
- You’re my favorite (insert ethnicity) person
- I’m secular humanist, I don’t see race
- I voted for Obama
- Is this racist?
- You’re just playing a victim
- Stop playing the race card
- Aren’t you being a little too oversensitive about this?
- You just hate white people
- Minorities can be racist too, y’know
- I’ve experienced racism
- I’ve been discriminated against also, y’know
- I can’t be racist! I love (insert ethnicity) women/men
- (out of context MLK quote)
- How come there’s a Black History Month, but no white History Month?
- Where are you from? No, I mean where are your parents from.
- My family moved here after slavery!
- Hey, I didn’t put anyone into any camps
- Stop blaming me for things that happened before I was born!
- Affirmative Action is bullshit. It completely ignores ability to work.
- I’m just saying it like it is, dude
- Stop being so politically correct
- (insert ethnicity here) are just lazy
- Most people who are poor are Black. Just saying.
- That law only affects those who we should be watching out for anyways
- If you hate it here so much, why don’t you go back to (insert country here)
- You’re (insert ethnicity here)? I’ve been to (insert country where people of that ethnicity are from)
- I love MLK!
- I love rap music
- I love sushi
- I love Taco Bell
- I love (insert ethnicity here) culture
- Your culture is just so amazing
- I’m having a party! Hey, do you think you can bring some (insert food associated with ethnicity)
- Have you ever been to (insert “country of origin” here)
- I loved “The Help”
- Rosa Parks is my hero
- You’re (ethnicity other than Black). Why do you care what I say about them?
- Stereotypes exist for a reason, y’know
- You’re just trying to manipulate me
- You’re just trying to make me feel bad
- You just think that minorities are better
- You’re just trying to get people to feel sorry for you
- You’re just trying to get everyone to hate white people
- I’m Native American. I know racism.
- Why would you call me a “cracker/honky/etc.”? That’s racist!
- There’s no such thing as white privilege
- Okay, there’s white privilege. But you guys have privilege also. Have you not heard of Affirmative Action/The Black Tax/etc.
- You can say nigger/chink/spic/etc. but I can’t? How is that fair?
- I only call you nigger/chink/spic/etc. because we’re such good friends
- You’re one of the good ones!
- You’re Asian? I love anime!
- (insensitive race joke). I’m just kidding, you know how I am!
- I’m not racist, but….
Feel free to add more!
(Source: dearwhitefolk)
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frowned-upon-in-most-cultures reblogged this from dearwhitefolk and added:
sushi” is racist? Incorrect. Sushi is good shit. Saying “I voted...racist? As in...
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Goddamn people can’t read. If you say you can’t be racist because you love sushi or MLK, etc. that means you are racist....
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I mostly agree with this but some things you have to put into context. Saying you know racism as a Native American isn’t...
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race and religion aren’t human rights? o_O
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rather-facile reblogged this from karnythia and added:
Oh, look. A list of people who have missed the point. There’s a difference between appreciation and fetishization and...
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lol okay then. SOMEONE COME GET THEIR COUSIN.
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lmaooo all the caps. someone’s mad.
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I keep tellin’ y’all they ain’t tryna learn shit.
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Many of the things in that list are absolutely racist, but… your definition of racism is so broad that the mere act of...
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Yes, you are. Congratulations.
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