I was thinking over what's been said and here's my thoughts
If people hold racist opinions and people call them out,is there a chance they may change their minds?
Or should we ignore racism as long there's no chance of it influencing anyone else?
Ohh! Good thoughts!
I think both are correct. Because you are right that it is worth trying if there is a chance to change a mind.
We should absolutely call people out and try to talk with them about what they believe. But some people aren't going to change and/or some people are just a nuisance about it but otherwise harmless, and there has to come a time to stop and move on to more promising pastures.
It's a difficult balance. And it seems difficult to talk about degrees of racism, if that even exists.
But again, I've got problems with people taking the initiative to "dole out some justice" to the ignorant set. Yeah, Kathy is pretty racist, but do we really need to make it the point of our lives to make sure every moment of hers is filled with public shame? I mean, she's not even trying that hard to put down the ethnic groups she hates. 95% of her life is spent doing the same **** the rest of us do, and some small part of that remaining 5% is stuck on a dead end ideology. You can leave Kathy be.
David Duke-tier people on the other hand? Sure, we can shame them. But I mean, I think people like that thrive on public shaming... they're like trolls. @_@