How do you argue that you're not homophobic/racist/etc?

[Shuu]

I think the question that comes before this one is why should you need to prove yourself? If it's so important to the other person that you remain homophobic in their mind, then they're the one with issues, not you.

 

[Vault101]

I don't know I mean in the end they fall for the same biases that you and I fall for on a day to day bases. They just come to different conclusion. I can't say with any certainty that if I was brought up like most homophobes I wouldn't also be a homophobe.

some factors are biger than ever....if youre in a deeply religious place then shaking homophobia would be harder than if you were in a secular place, because relgion aside the logic falls aparet pretty quickly

 

[Syzygy23]

I have a good friend who is both black AND gay. My conscious is clean.

 

[Ocelano]

Cliched it may be but I tell them the truth I hate everyone automatically regardless of color, gender or sexual preference. My automatic assumption is that everyone I meet is going to irritate me with their very presence, occasionally some earn their way into my good books but rare are those occasions.

By the time I have trotted out that well practiced line their thoughts about me are less whether I'm prejudiced against minority x and more where the easiest way out of my presence is

 

[Directionless]

best way to not be <insert thing you're accused of being here> is to acknowledge that what you said could be hurtful and resolve not to repeat the mistake.

I've never understood this logic. So, you say something that in no way related to someone's interpretation of it. Why should you apologize? What are you apologizing for?

 

[craftomega]

You dont.

Simply put everyone discriminates in some fashion which in it self is a form of racism. I could link 1000 studies on new articles on this topic, but here is the first one I found.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1211994/Even-babies-discriminate-Shock-new-study-shows-infants-young-months-distinguish-black-white-faces.html


If someone thinks you are racist, first ask them why they think that, then dispute it calming. If they continue to not listen then they are not worth your time.

 

[hyplion]

i am not racist, i hate everyone equally.

 

[rob_simple]

I'm pretty much fucked in that situation because I only have a few gay acquaintances, (not friend-tier), and I've only ever spoke to one black guy in real life.

I did watch an entire series of Ru Paul's Drag Race, though, will that do? That's like two birds with one fabulous stone.