Indy wrote: ↑Wed Feb 09, 2022 2:44 pm
everyone seems to draw their line on what racism is and isn't *just* passed where they are in their beliefs/actions.
What are your thoughts on someone being a racist and unbecoming a racist? At what point, if someone has made that shift, do we look at their past and continue to hold it over their head, anointing them a life-long racist unable to change?
I see it all the time where people are judged on their past instead of who they are today. And to be fair, it is part of their narrative but shouldn't be the summary or conclusion to their story.
I've made racist, homophobic, and sexist comments in my past. I'd be lying if I said I was perfect. I can see where I was wrong and ignorant in every one of those instances. I don't harbor those feelings and don't make those statements anymore. Much of my life, my circles and my maturity have changed. Do those things define me? Can I stand on my own as who I am today? Those are the types of thoughts that sometimes circulate in my head. I'm not sure if it's a byproduct or fatherhood, life or both.
If anyone here has never made a racist, homophobic, or sexist comment or had a thought that would be labeled as such in their lifetime, more power to you. I don't think that's the reality though. That applies to all races and genders. If you still carry on with those thoughts, that's a huge problem.