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Re:The Strange Case of Dr. Ho Man Kwok (2019) by pmoriarty on Sunday December 20, 2020 @05:29PM (#25490185)
That racism is "natural" and that "everyone's racist" are common (false) claims among racists, who try to use them as excuses for their own racism.
Re:The Strange Case of Dr. Ho Man Kwok (2019) by rectang on Monday December 21, 2020 @12:26AM (#25492347)
I'd consider myself very socially liberal, but I accept that at least everyone experiences prejudiced thoughts and impulses.

From that premise we can proceed to the idea that "racists" act on those impulses, while people who are "not racist" resist them. However, these impulses can be extremely subtle, and no matter how we struggle, I don't believe that that any human being lives a life avoiding racist acts entirely.

Would you still argue that I'm a racist perpetuating a false claim as an excuse for my own racism? I mean, I accept that I'm prejudiced and every once in a while racist despite my best efforts, so that part is true in a sense. I'm don't think I'm trying to excuse myself, though.