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Girl Talk 1d
i had a homophobic phase & grew up to be queer lol expecting ppl to be perfect at all points in their life is super unrealistic ngl. ppl are allowed to grow. shout to everyone who unlearned the hateful propaganda that their families taught them
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Girl Talk 2d
I do not care, having a racist “phase” as a teen is not normal
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Anonymous 1d

okay yes but racism is so different

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Anonymous 19h

This is true to an extent, kids hear things from other kids and don't know what they mean. I grew up in a very blue city/state, and people in my family would casually throw around the R-word. It wasn't until I was on a playdate and said it to my friend that her mother took me aside and explained what the word meant. Making mistakes outside of the home and being corrected is so important for development. I thank that mom for pulling me aside, she taught me a valuable lesson.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 1d

Right, you cant just be racist and grow up to be that race.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 1d

it is absolutely different but this take completely disregards purposeful indoctrination by adults into unlearning that indoctrination and any negative behaviors that came with it. you don’t have to forgive someone for something they said or did to you in their youth, but you HAVE to let them become more than just a racist. you have to let them repent and grow away from that. you don’t have to do the teaching or facilitate the learning, but you have to allow growth to happen

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 1d

dunno what i was trying to say with “into” ngl 😭

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 1d

OH some of it got deleted- i meant “the effort that goes into unlearning”

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 1d

i don’t agree

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 1d

Why not? Genuine question

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 1d

genuine question as well. do you want people to just be racist forever?

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