• perishthethought@piefed.social
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    2 days ago

    I’m just learning about Mr. Watson’s darker side, here

    His wiki page says:

    In a BBC documentary that year [2007], Watson said that he did not see himself as a racist.

    /smh They never see themselves as racist, but that usually means they are.

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      2 days ago

      And, for anyone thinking “well. I’m not racist…” Remember, you DEFINITELY have some internalized biases. I’ve got them. I acknowledge them. I try to overcome them. If you aren’t, you should too! Also, being antiracist in general.

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      See and I keep telling people I’m racist and people don’t believe me despite my words clearly showing I am. I think I confuse people because the ex-wife is Jewish and my girlfriend is African lol

      NB. Words are stupid. Actions define a man.

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      If someone ever finds themselves in a situation where they feel the need to say that they don’t see themselves as a racist…

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      You see, it’s not racism if it’s based on real, empirical data a stubborn intuition driven bigotry based on thoroughly debunked science.