Have you ever been accused of being racist?

[Exius Xavarus]

I can't recall every being called racist before, though. Not seriously, anyway. I've had several black friends, a few Asian friends, even friends from way down in Brazil. I'm typically an "everybody's friend" kind of guy. I'd think it hard to call someone that regularly chilled with black and Asian folk, racist. =p

You know, when people say things like that I always have to wonder if they are racist. Because if you think hanging out with black and Asian people is some indicator you're not... well then you don't really have a good grasp of what racism is. "I have an X best friend" is practically a joke indicating someone's trying too hard to defend themselves from such accusations imo.

And if you think I was trying to use my friends as an indicator...then you don't really have any grasp of what I said. If I was racist(secretly or otherwise), I wouldn't have very many friends, now would I? Also, I said I've never actually been called racist in any serious fashion. Why would I feel the need to use my friends as an indicator to defend myself against an accusation I'd never received? I kinda wouldn't.

 

[DJjaffacake]

I can remember being accused of racism on this very site, funnily enough. There was a thread about affirmative action/positive discrimination/whatever you want to call it, and most of the discussion was perfectly reasonable, but this one guy just ranted at everyone who was opposed to it like they'd declared ardent admiration for the KKK. I hadn't actually been involved in the thread, but he pissed me off enough to make me call him out on it, and rather than even try to offer some kind of defence he just accused me of racism. Luckily the thread got locked before anyone said something mod-worthy.

 

[Phasmal]

No, never.

Been accused of hating men, but that's usually just anti-feminist grumping.
And been accused of being a homophobe, but that was a misunderstanding from someone who overheard a conversation I was having with my (lesbian) friend about her (female) stalker. The person overhearing thought I was only saying she was a stalker because she was a lesbian, instead of because she wouldn't leave my friend alone.

 

[Exius Xavarus]

I'm kupo for kupo nuts!

...Except you're leaving out the fact that I never actually used them as an indicator to defend myself against a racist accusation that I never got.

Cool story, bro.

 

[RhombusHatesYou]

yes a few times ive been called racist by a few indian people because apparently "all australians are racist". very much a huh? moment for me

Print up a bunch of business cards with "A HYPOCRIT IS YOU" on them and carry a stack of them with you whereever you go, you'll find all sorts of uses for them (well, one use but in many different and hilarious contexts).

 

[Exius Xavarus]

...Except you're leaving out the fact that I never actually used them as an indicator to defend myself against a racist accusation that I never got.

Cool story, bro.

You're forgetting the bit where I never said you were accused of it. You made it up, not me. You don't need to be accused, you just used it to say you weren't in this thread. You're pretty defensive about this 'not a racist' bad logic you've got.

You didn't have to say it. It's implied pretty well. What I'm defensive about is you trying to tell me "I don't have a good grasp on what racism is." I know full well what racism is. I'll thank you not to make and attack on my intelligence with baseless opinions.

 

[Froggy Slayer]

I can't say that I have, not seriously, anyway. I probably should have at this point, my sense of humour is way dark.

 

[Exius Xavarus]

tl;dr

Just how am I proving I have little clue on what racism is, when I simply state that I've got several friends that are not of the same race as me? I wasn't using them as a shield against futile accusations from people that mean little to nothing to me and can simply be ignored. And people naturally get defensive when you attack their intelligence with an opinion. For me to defend myself does not in any way prove I have no understand of what racism is.

 

[KillaBC]

No, but if I lived in the US I probably would've. Most cries of "Racism!" come from there, it seems.

It happens a lot in the UK too, or at least some people seem to feel it is.

The UK has become very careful in it's handling of race, Labour championed multiculturalism as a positive thing which in some respects it is. As long as it's not shoved down my throat it's Ok. Unfortunately some people went a bit over the top and formed the EDL which is just as bad as the hate preachers of other minorities here.

 

[Fractral]

A half Asian friend once claimed that my Xbox was racist because I kept owning him at halo. Other than that, no, actually. I seem to manage to avoid saying racist things, which is odd as my big mouth always lets out other offensive stuff when I'm not paying attention.

 

[Patrick Buck]

Yes.
All the time.
Partly because I spend a reasonable amount of time (lets be honest, quite and unreasonable amount of time, but who's counting?) on the internet...

But also because my friends and I have this sort of in-joke where we basically call each other racist for making a comment about disliking anything.

Hilarious, I know.

 

[veratixx]

Been working in a prison, so....yeah, daily.
Don't think they know what the word means though they mostly use it to shout at me when i don't give them what they want.

 

[OmniscientOstrich]

I'm not a racist, but...

I'm not a racist, hell I love fried chicken.

Not that I'm aware of. I may well have said some ignorant shit in my early teen years, but I never got called out on it. To be honest, there really aren't that many non-honkies in this neck of the woods anyway. Did once jokingly refer to a friend as a 'Polack' but luckily neither of us took it seriously. It's not the kind of joke I'd make now, I'm not quite as tactless as I was a few years ago.

 

[verdant monkai]

OHH yeah

Right here on the escapist but no where else ever.

I'm not trying to make a statement about the community, I know its just people jumping to conclusions. I am however definatley not a racist because I try to dislike people for who they are, not what they are.

 

[Panorama]

Last time i remember someone asked if we had something at work, we didn't on the shelf i wandered in the back had a look couldn't find any, came back apologised. He then accused me of being racist,maybe he thought stock levels worked on a race bases, he may have been black but that didn't stop us not having what he wanted.

 

[Darren716]

Quite often but to be fair most white people in the city I live in are racist due to the ways certain groups act which rub us the wrong way. The most recent time I was called racist isn't related to that though, in English last week we were watching The Help in order to compare it to To Kill a Mockingbird, in the movie one of the black maids is an amazing cook and one of her specialties is fried chicken since almost every scene with her featured fried chicken I began adding some commentary when the character wasn't talking such as "we need some chicken to celebrate," "look at all that fried chicken," and "This is going to take a while I need some fried chicken." Some people I was sitting by called me a racist for my remarks but they were half joking.

 

[Lucid_Camel]

My usual response to this is " Put it back in the deck"

 

[afroebob]

I don't like Obama, so of course I've been accused of racism.

Also, if someone says 'Is it beacuse I'm black?' I reply with, in the most serious face I can make 'Yes. Yes it is'. It never is but if someone is enough of a prick to pull the race card on me I will say they're right because it pisses them off even more.

 

[Lieju]

Really only by people who take issue with evolution, and want to prove teaching biology leads to nazism.

With such stellar arguments such as "Darwin was racist" and "Evolutionists claim that white people evolved from black and so are more evolved."

Really, I've faced more racism than been accused of it.
And not even racism about my ethnicity, I have been mistaken for a Romani.

Also one crazy guy on a bus once started yelling how he knew I was in league with 'them' and sending telepathic signals to his head.

Maybe I just look suspicious.

 

[Froggy Slayer]

Ooh, almost forgot, I'm going to leave the thread now, and if when I come back it's escalated into a full on flame war with accusations of racism flying left and right, someone better have a damn good explanation.

What am I talking about? You guys are so level headed. I'm sure that you'll be fine.