  to be quiet when others are racist  (73 Posts) inthisdayandage
Sat 01-Dec-12 00:40:57  A few weeks ago i had a get together
with friends where some pretty racist things were said. I did
not say anything as I did not want to rock the boat so to speak
but i certainly did not agree. Does silence make me as bad as
the racists? I am still feeling unhappy about it now- should I
speak up or just let it go?  SirBoobAlot Sat 01-Dec-12 00:45:55
Its hard when people close to you say such distasteful things.
My dad is a hard core Daily Fail reader, and some of the things
he comes out with...  I wouldn't go as far as to say it makes
you as bad, but I do think you need to tell them how much it
upset you, and how inappropriate it was.  AgentZigzag Sat
01-Dec-12 00:46:52  Saying you should always challenge racism
wherever you find it doesn't take into realities of the
consequences of challenging it IMO.  There are other situations
I can think of where it might not be the best course of action
to challenge something you've