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my roommate refused to give me my share of the deposit refund because i “didn’t deserve it” and then subtweets me saying “don’t live with white people they’re so cheap”. am i allowed to say “mexicans are cheap” bc she won’t give me the money either ???
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Anonymous 6d

Real talk: take her to small claims. It’s best not to antagonize her prior to the court date so don’t tweet back but definitely make sure you have proof over text/email that she’s refusing to pay you back

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Anonymous 6d

no

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 6d

why not? if she can play the race card why can’t i?

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 6d

because racism against white people isn’t real. i hope you don’t have scholarships to lose or a university to get kicked out of if that’s really the choice you want to make

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 6d

... i dont think they should say that either, but saying racism against white people isnt real is crazy af, that is literally racist to say, you are excluding a race feom something die to their skin color

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 6d

racism is a system and a set of interactions that reinforce that system. there is no history of structural discrimination against white people in this country and thus talking badly about white people is not reinforcing any racial hierarchy or discrimination. prejudice against white people is real, but it’s not racism if there’s no structure or history behind it

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 6d

i agree i don’t think anyone should be saying “i don’t like this race or ethnicity or nationality”. if you don’t like someone just say “i don’t like this person”

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 6d

Wrong what you are talking is systematic racism, what im talking is just straight racism

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 6d

there doesn’t need to be a systemic discrimination. just saying you hate a race is racism. if she can do it why can’t i ?

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 6d

all racism is systemic

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 6d

if you want to recognize a difference between systemic racism and regular racism (which i would call prejudice), i think you have to recognize that it’s worse to reinforce systemic racism than to just be prejudiced. so no you don’t get to be racist

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 6d

either way, two wrongs don’t make a right

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 6d

technically only one of these things is racism. white is a race but mexican isn’t it’s a nationality. it’s more considered prejudice because it’s a group of people instead of a race of people

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 6d

call it xenophobia instead if you want. just as bad, goes much further than prejudice. also hot take to minimize prejudice against mexicans given the political climate 😭

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Anonymous replying to -> amethyst_popping_bottles 6d

it’s too small for me to bring to court anyway

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 6d

How much is it? Cause you can take pretty much any amount to small claims

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Anonymous replying to -> amethyst_popping_bottles 6d

$36. honestly not worth the hassle but it’s about the principle for me i can’t let them won

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 6d

Ok. If you feel the need to make a tweet make it more along the lines of “I may be cheap but at least I don’t keep money that doesn’t belong to me”. Don’t stoop to her level but lay out the situation for what it is

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Anonymous replying to -> amethyst_popping_bottles 6d

Hell, you could even retweet her with a screenshot of the text conversation where she said you “didn’t deserve” your half of the deposit

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