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Posted on: January 8, 2009 4:17 PM, by David Dobbs
The blog post of that name (covering the Science article "Mispredicting Affective and Behavioral Responses" to Racism raises a good question.
I always liked my sister's response when such sentiments were aired.
"Excuse me," she would say, "but your cape is showing."
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I can say that as a student (i.e. young adult) my response would have been minimal. As an adult however, I do not tolerate it at all. This came up last weekend during a Christmas get-together when one of my grandparents used a racial slur. I will cut him some slack due to when he grew up and all, but I made it clear it was the wrong thing to say in 2009. I told him "I won't tell you not to use that word, just don't use it around me without me reacting in exactly this way." My Mother had to step in and stop our "debate", but it was only to keep the holiday cheer from dying. I also will say that calling out a member of your own family, and one whom you see on a regular basis, is much more difficult than calling out a stranger. I will concede the stranger will be more likely to punch you in the face.
Posted by: Dizzlski | January 8, 2009 9:42 PM