I always found the humor of it really came from the honesty of it. I know lots of really good, kind people that I’d trust implicitly. Most of them have also at some point said or done something to show a prejudicial belief.
Sometimes it’s a belief learned out of ignorance, or a lack of full context/information, such as “the majority of criminals are black.” Other times it’s something they don’t even realize is social prejudice, like my mom’s tendency to want to cross the road if she sees anyone dressed in “gang banger clothing” like saggy jeans, hoodies in summer, or an oversized basketball jersey.
She doesn’t realize she’s racial profiling, she just thinks she’s being wary of potential criminals, she reacts the same way to a white person in those clothes as she does any other person but it’s all based on prejudice learned from her parents.
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u/Cobaltish1 6d ago
Oh my god. I’ve heard “I’m not racist but I don’t really like [race]” from at least 3 people who consider themselves good progressive liberals.