You're incorrect, and I have a real world example for you.
My family is Italian. Growing up we were accused of being connected, mafia style. My family is/was largely working class .
Most were in the military. Then they moved onto skilled labor. Concrete finishers, carpentry, roofers etc...
When I was accused of this as a child and teen, I would get mad and put them straight. And it wasn't just my family, but all of the Italian families had to constantly defend themselves against baseless accusations. We were blue collar families. Cash poor.
We all pushed back. Got in fights. Went to the local papers. Some of the stories went national{not mine obviously}.
So don't tell me they're clueless about what you are describing as slander.
I'm sure any black dude here could tell you the same thing. When you get lumped together with the bullshit, you push back. I've seen countless stories recently about just that.
You're incorrect, and I have a real world example for you.
My family is Italian. Growing up we were accused of being connected, mafia style. My family is/was largely working class .
Most were in the military. Then they moved onto skilled labor. Concrete finishers, carpentry, roofers etc...
When I was accused of this as a child and teen, I would get mad and put them straight. And it wasn't just my family, but all of the Italian families had to constantly defend themselves against baseless accusations. We were blue collar families. Cash poor.
We all pushed back. Got in fights. Went to the local papers. Some of the stories went national{not mine obviously}.
So don't tell me they're clueless about what you are describing as slander.
I'm sure any black dude here could tell you the same thing. When you get lumped together with the bullshit, you push back. I've seen countless stories recently about just that.
So yes, you're incorrect.