📰 Choosing not to speak up as ‘good friends’ make #racist comments
Q: My husband & I are good friends w/a couple who often make racist comments. I don’t know how to respond since I don’t agree w/their perspective. But I don’t want to offend them by speaking up [....] — Friend
Friend: Oh, for fox’s sake, please offend these monsters with gusto. Then find better people to be your friends.
#Advice #WashingtonPost
🔗 https://www.washingtonpost.com/advice/2023/11/30/carolyn-hax-friends-racist-comments/
@CLManussier
But they're willing to offend you...
See how that works? How can you address that?
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OR, they are taking silence as agreement. Either way, why be friends with such people?