Was just publicly accused of being a racist because I refuse to judge people by the color of their skin, and bluntly stated you can’t shoot at police officers.
My accuser was highly offended, and now I need to deal with the person in charge who wants to know why I made such offensive statements.
I am still rather bemused that stating “shooting at police officers is bad” is considered a racist belief, but crazy town has gotten to this point, and I need to figure out my next steps. I need patience. I need wisdom. And I might also need an attorney for the slander suit.
Was I slandered? Is being publicly called a racist an actual bad thing anymore?
Tell them you judge someone by the content of their character. Always
Then apply a Paddington bear hard stare!
That came up in the conversation. Apparently being “color blind” makes me a racist since it negates the black experience.
if its this bad you are talking to brick walls. take your free services else where and write a review about your exp there on yelp or something similar
Yes! I have heard this too- that saying “you don’t see color” is racist. Good luck with crazy town and prays sent. I would look for another place to volunteer that will appreciate your Christian values.
It's racist in itself - reducing all black peoples' experience to "black experience" "Black experience" being so special that the principle of equality must be suspended for it.
You have told them specifically that you are not racist because you treat people the same regardless of their ethnicity.
This person treats people differently because they've decided that people they classify as black are suffering from "black experience"
Do you think some black people might feel patronized by your colleague's attitude?
I don't suppose any of this logic would help, because admitting you are being reasonable goes against this person's core beliefs .