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wildeyed

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3. My FIL told me that the Mexicans he liked who lived down the street were not like most Mexicans.
Thu Jul 6, 2017, 05:22 PM
Jul 2017

Big eye roll from me. Those are the ONLY Mexicans he knows. He likes those Mexicans, might even consider them friends. But he is still racist about Mexicans. Also Blacks and Jews, but that is for another day. Sigh....

He is in assisted living now. I take good care of him, overall, but I did program his parental controls and blocked Fox News as a tiny protest of his regressive views.

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There is always a but. sheshe2 Jul 2017 #1
what's amazing to me is that no matter how often this is pointed out.. JHan Jul 2017 #5
Ya... but sheshe2 Jul 2017 #7
LOL JHan Jul 2017 #8
Some of my best friends are white people, but... The Polack MSgt Jul 2017 #2
Yep. It's just absurd. JHan Jul 2017 #6
My FIL told me that the Mexicans he liked who lived down the street were not like most Mexicans. wildeyed Jul 2017 #3
good move blocking FOX, JHan Jul 2017 #4
Good block! sheshe2 Jul 2017 #9
I have this story ismnotwasm Jul 2017 #10
Thanks for sharing your experience ... JHan Jul 2017 #11
+1000 ismnotwasm Jul 2017 #12
"It's possible for a white person to acknowledge brer cat Jul 2017 #13
I get that and thank you for being such a great ally btw JHan Jul 2017 #14
You are absolutely right. brer cat Jul 2017 #15
K&R Iggo Jul 2017 #16
How many of these black friends ... Odoreida Jul 2017 #17
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