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Like if you make a scenario you are shocked by something, do you raise your eyebrows? Etc.
My (white) best friend (black), we grew up together and have been friends since I can remember, got in an argument tonight because of some comments he was making about yesterday’s shooting in Cali.
First of all, within the past year, I’ve noticed him generalizing all white people for the actions of few and he has slowly started turning on white people and openly saying he doesn’t like them. I just kind of ignored this because we were friends and I didn’t want to start anything.
Well tonight he made the comment “tonight they had another act of terrorism by the only terrorist out there, a white guy. I bet they blame it on gun laws instead of terrorism because he is white.” Which got me really mad. I told him that “first of all, there is no motive to this shooting yet so how can you just come out yelling terrorism? you clearly don’t even know what terrorism is because by definition it is the use of violence in the pursuit of a political agenda. also why do you keep making everything about race?”
He then said, “first off uncle tom, because black people cant even be racist”
So I just cut him off there and told him I was leaving and I left.
Why is it okay for him to openly bash white people, generalize all white people, and just flat out not like white people but the second I disagree with him, i’m the “racist” just because I said something he disagrees with?
So much easier and feels kinda nice.
Honestly I pick my nose from time to time if there’s a snot that’s solidified and hurting me up there. Do other people pick their nose in private?
I don't like being that social because it always feels like I'm trying to figure out what exactly a person means when they say words. Or their stated beliefs and actions always contradict each other. People say one thing and do another constantly and I find it very exhausting.
A lot of friends told me to try to be more social but the more I socialize, the less I want to socialize because it always just feels like I'm in a room full of people who are wearing likable masks and want to find other people with likable masks.
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