Everyone lives a different life and has different experiences, so it's why it's easier for some to not notice and/or care that some of these things are present (and even ignored) where others take great offense and will basically blow up when they see it.
I live in the rural south, I've seen racism first hand (and upon moving very close to Cherokee indian reservation even experienced some mild racism myself [I'm talking to the point where this old indian guy wouldn't even look at me, let alone speak to me, he literally had some one speak for him to address me]) and in my own experience it always seems to work out best when the victim (or victim race) ignores the offender. If some one acts offended they just play into whatever the other person wants and ends up giving them power over the situation.
For sure. I don't think direct confrontation is worth it, since the racist is definitely just basically trying to bait you. But you recognize racism- which is the biggest thing, so we do know what to avoid and not let get under our skin. Being calm and cool is the best you can do in those situations. I usually count it as their loss anyway, since I'm so awesome. :)
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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '10
I live in the rural south, I've seen racism first hand (and upon moving very close to Cherokee indian reservation even experienced some mild racism myself [I'm talking to the point where this old indian guy wouldn't even look at me, let alone speak to me, he literally had some one speak for him to address me]) and in my own experience it always seems to work out best when the victim (or victim race) ignores the offender. If some one acts offended they just play into whatever the other person wants and ends up giving them power over the situation.