(02-06-2022, 12:33 PM)Bchbunnie4 Wrote:

(02-06-2022, 09:10 AM)The Real Marty Wrote: I'll give a practical example.  I grew up in an all-white environment here in Jacksonville.  As a young person, many of my friends were obviously racist.  And I can recall that I used the N-word at least a few times.  The reason wasn't because I was a racist.  I used the N-word because I was young, and wanted to fit in with the group.  I do recognize racist feelings in myself from time to time.  But I don't think using the N-word as a very young person or occasionally having racist reactions to people makes me a racist.  I think everyone has had similar experiences and feelings, but I don't think everyone is a racist.  

Is the NY mayor a racist because he used a racist word?  Or was he just trying to impress his audience, like I was?  We can't automatically draw a conclusion.

See, this is how reasonable people think. I completely agree with you on this. But you can’t tell me that had this been someone with a R behind their name, even a POC that the left wouldn’t be calling for his/her head right now.