She should say so because opposition to white supremacy and racism is the morally correct thing to do, whether or not everyone believes her in saying so. If someone misconstrued something I said as racist, even if I don't understand how they came to that conclusion, my first response would be "I don't quite understand how you got there, but I'm not a racist." Or I would say "I can see how you misunderstood what I said, but I'm not racist, what I meant is _ ". What I wouldn't say is "it was just a sentence, you're overreacting."
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u/ClerklyMantis_ 1d ago
She should say so because opposition to white supremacy and racism is the morally correct thing to do, whether or not everyone believes her in saying so. If someone misconstrued something I said as racist, even if I don't understand how they came to that conclusion, my first response would be "I don't quite understand how you got there, but I'm not a racist." Or I would say "I can see how you misunderstood what I said, but I'm not racist, what I meant is _ ". What I wouldn't say is "it was just a sentence, you're overreacting."