What are you saying to make this happen?

Though usually said as a joke, I’m serious when I say parent comment should be an example in the dictionary under “victim blaming”.

Victim? The joke was that they persuaded them to be racists.

> they persuaded them to be racists

Once again, please stop insinuating things that are a. untrue and b. you cannot possibly verify (were you in the uber rides with me?) just because of your preconceived notions and biases that you'd like to be true.

the joke is about the "end up" part of your original post. as in, they were not racists until you talked to them.

it's just a joke...

You missed the "The joke was" at the start of the quote.

It was funny, but it took me a second.

edit: you should leave it alone, though. People only move from mad because they misunderstood the joke to even madder for you not making the joke easier to get. They won't relax if you keep digging.

They're usually being racists to blacks and eastern europeans; I'm Asian so I had no bearing in it.

I think he's making a joke based on your comment's wording.

Looking at rest of his comments in this thread, I think it's pretty clear that while he's half-joking, he does seriously believe that I'm somehow turning people into "racists".

Which is just... wat

Someone who's Asian could give a long convincing speech to turn someone into a massive racist as much as anyone could.

I'm not sure why you're so keen on "proving" that I'm "turning" people into racists. You have a fixed conclusion that you have already made, and are grasping at straws to reach that conclusion. Really bringing down the conversation for everybody here.

For what it's worth, I mostly just stare out the window in taxis/uber drives.

Your words could be misinterpreted as meaning that the journey with you talking to the driver is what makes them racist, and so I made a joke referring to that.

Why do you think someone needs to say _anything_ for someone else to act racist towards them or others?

I think racism is often the result of people being told things for a long time, and gradually believing them.