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Rustynaerduwell

(663 posts) Thu May 31, 2018, 10:41 PM May 2018

"I'm not even going to mention race"- a new "I'm not racist, but"

It means you're about to talk about Black people. Just got done arguing with someone who started their comments with that unfortunate phrase. When I said "oh, what you mean is Black people", they called me a racist!

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"I'm not even going to mention race"- a new "I'm not racist, but" (Original Post) Rustynaerduwell May 2018 OP

Similarly, when someone says no disrespect intended... Marcuse May 2018 #1

Marcuse

(7,485 posts)

1. Similarly, when someone says no disrespect intended...

Reply to Rustynaerduwell (Original post)

Thu May 31, 2018, 10:51 PM

May 2018

...you know some major disrespect is forthcoming.

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