Leftists panic over the possibility of having Thanksgiving with a Trump supporter

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(11-13-2017, 10:02 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: I think there needs to be a recognition of balance. If something is said that could be construed as prejudicially based, we ought to say just that. But labeling someone as an -ist doesn't provide much room for dialogue and is just aggressive. Honestly, the more I have thought about this after observing some of these conversations on here is that using the -isms puts people immediately on the defensive and so shuts down conversation. We need to be able to discuss how certain things being said are based in prejudicial attitudes and can be harmful, but without making it into the pissing match it tends to become.

And if you run into someone (Charlotteville, for example) who is saying blatantly racist things they are a racist.  Calling them one isn't shutting down any conversation because they aren't going to have one.

When my redneck ex brother in law (RIP) said he hated N****** I told him he was racist.  And we had a conversation about it where he insisted he didn't hate all black people...just the n******.

People who say racist, sexist, whateverist things should be offended or surprised when they are called racist, sexist, whateverist.  

Archie Bunker insisted he wasn't racist....he was just looking out for #1.