WHAT THIS ARTICLE IS SAYING: Holders of racist views are mostly average people, not monsters, so actually conversing with them is more likely to change their views than just screaming at them that they’re racist. WHAT PEOPLE THINK THIS ARTICLE IS SAYING: Just be nice to Nazis!https://twitter.com/nytopinion/status/1023935256381009921 …
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To be clear, I don’t think conversing with racists is a magic bullet to solve racism. Legislation is hugely important. Public shaming does have a role. And some people may never shift. But we should never discount the impact of having one’s views challenged by friends & family.
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This has been around a while but it’s an excellent look at how to talk to someone about behaviour that seems racist. The “what you did” vs “what you are” aspect of it rings really true in my experience of working on corrective behaviour programs. https://youtu.be/b0Ti-gkJiXc
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I once tried to talk nicely to a racist, and ended up having a pretty informative discussion with her:https://twitter.com/G_S_Bhogal/status/924623002268028930 …
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