Originally posted by
Dreamtimer
If people try to label something I say as racist or sexist I straighten them out. I don't defend myself, I don't need to. I tell them that it's not racist and why. And if needed, I'll give a racist example for comparison. That can work as well as anything. I simply won't let people pigeon-hole me with their assumptions.
I have a lifetime of practice with my family. It's not just a modern thing for people to get all butt-hurt when they don't like someone else's words.
If people try to label something I say as racist or sexist I straighten them out. I don't defend myself, I don't need to. I tell them that it's not racist and why. And if needed, I'll give a racist example for comparison. That can work as well as anything. I simply won't let people pigeon-hole me with their assumptions.
I have a lifetime of practice with my family. It's not just a modern thing for people to get all butt-hurt when they don't like someone else's words.