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Message: <blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 490289">Dallas you say. That perspective is not uncommon in the former Confederacy. I used to work with guys from South Carolina. They were the same way. My purported boss would pitch the line that all of them Bubba's (himself included) probably had some black blood anyway, so don't take it so seriously. In the next breadth you'd hear the "N" word and a defense of the Confederate flag flying over the Capitol. Bigotry is a habit of thought, and your thoughts are reinforced by habits of speech. If anyone feels the need to purge themselves of bigoted opinions, the best place to start is to stop using bigoted expressions, you guinea **** son of a goomba. <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" data-shortname=":)" /> "I'm Italian too, so it's OK for me to say that." See how this works? Talking about a guy's race in the context of a racial issue or event makes sense.  If that were not the case, we couldn't talk about race or bigotry at all.  But characterizing somebody, right out of the box, as white vs. persons of color, apropos of nothing at all, indicates that race as a defining characteristic is important to you. So, no, you did not avoid a lecture.</blockquote>

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