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Maru Kitteh

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11. That's when I turn right the fuck around and leave. Seriously. Why would you tolerate someone

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Mon Nov 11, 2019, 01:02 PM

Nov 2019

telling you, like you were a damn child, what words you're allowed to use?

I once drove 3.5 hours once to go to my BIL's daughter's wedding reception and he started shaking his finger, right in my face, about "YOUR PRESIDENT" (Obama) 3 minutes after I took my coat off. I shit you not, the only thing I had said to him at all at that point was light, small talk about the weather. Nota single breath climate change mind you, just light, ordinary talk about some heavy rain that had fallen recently.

I didn't even speak. I just picked up my coat, looked at my SIL and thanked her for inviting us and left. Drove the 3.5 hours back home, and I never did that shit again.

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did you know that "diversity" is a bad word? no, a really, *really* bad word? [View all] unblock Nov 2019 OP

"I have formed my opinion... Wounded Bear Nov 2019 #1

if he could raise his son to never see a black person, he would. unblock Nov 2019 #4

Sounds like the kind of person shanti Nov 2019 #13

oh there's no way in hell he would ever go to that state! unblock Nov 2019 #16

Try "tolerance" or "inclusion." See if those words are banned, too. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #2

we did manage to talk about the concepts, avoiding the dread d-word. unblock Nov 2019 #3

Tell him that you'll use it's opposite ... 'homogeneity' ... as often as possible then mr_lebowski Nov 2019 #5

The kid won't do too well in Science when they discuss adaptation and species world wide wally Nov 2019 #6

Racists are really good at rationalizing science until it supports their superiority... Hekate Nov 2019 #17

Man, white bread all of the time must get so boring. Hugin Nov 2019 #7

Inbreeding is such a wonderful thing Beausoleil Nov 2019 #8

Hegemony, homogeneity... they really are virtues to them ck4829 Nov 2019 #21

They need to get their head out of the sand and stop trying to... brush Nov 2019 #9

Yep ck4829 Nov 2019 #22

what? No taco truck on every corner? OKNancy Nov 2019 #10

Ha ck4829 Nov 2019 #23

That's when I turn right the fuck around and leave. Seriously. Why would you tolerate someone Maru Kitteh Nov 2019 #11

well, we made him be one of the chuppah bearers at our wedding unblock Nov 2019 #14

That is an iron will right there ck4829 Nov 2019 #24

In that case I would use the word a lot pandr32 Nov 2019 #12

that's the thing, it's not merely the concept that he's banned, it's the word -- in any context. unblock Nov 2019 #15

add Empathy to that list nt G_j Nov 2019 #18

yup! unblock Nov 2019 #19

Another profanity to them ck4829 Nov 2019 #25

Taste the crazy! ck4829 Nov 2019 #20

Has the BIL had a genetic ancestry test? DBoon Nov 2019 #26

his mother did unblock Nov 2019 #27

If he is mostly European ancestry, then he is probaly 2-3% Neanderthal csziggy Nov 2019 #28

I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure that diversity is an old wooden ship from the Civil War era. Initech Nov 2019 #29