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In response to "I had terrible thoughts and beliefs when I was a teenager. I would say I was a bit racist. My parents were a bad influence in that way. " by Krusty

I agree that people have such limited life experience prior to... really, I’d say working in the real world. -- (edited)

Posted by Dark Callisto (aka Callisto) Jul 30 '18, 07:42

That’s when you understand nuance and that limiting beliefs your family and friends had may have been wrong. I know my grandparents were incredibly racist. When adults are setting the example, it can take youth a while to understand they were wrong.

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and, let's be honest, I think the definition of racist has changed alot in the last 20 years. -- nm - groiny Jul 30, 07:46 4
- Well, I think we’ve grown a lot as a society the last 20 years. - Dark Callisto Jul 30, 07:47 3
  - Which is precisely the problem as they see it. - znufrii Jul 30, 08:05
  - Yes, very much this. -- nm - Krusty Jul 30, 08:02
  - of course, that is a huge part of it. - groiny Jul 30, 07:49

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I agree that people have such limited life experience prior to... really, I’d say working in the real world. -- (edited)

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