Harry Potter TV Series

guidomerkinsrules said

Out of curiosity
(And it’s legit an honest question)
As a white guy how do you make this assessment?

tbc I have the same question when a guy claims he’s not sexist or a straight person says they’re not homophobic
What are they using to make that assessment?
Outside of social context, I have similar reservations with a statement like ‘I am not a liar’ - in broad terms I don’t know how to value that statement

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I will attempt to answer and I suppose be judged as well. How do I know? My son in law is black and I treat him the same as any of my other children. I look forward to being with him when we do things together etc. when we see each other we hug, kiss on the cheek etc.

I will also add because of my behavior in my youth. I was a racist. I used to say I wasn’t because I wasn’t the kind of person that called names, or things like that but I feel I did judge people unfairly. I recognize that behavior, I have changed that behavior and I did it on my own.

When a friend of mine laughed and started messing with me about 9 years ago because my daughter was dating a black guy I defended them and dropped out of his life when he didn’t want to stop.

I think ultimately it’s because I can look in the mirror and acknowledge I am a different person than I was before.