When someone starts with I'm not racist it usually means they are. (lemm.ee)

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Edit: here's my thought process. Why do they need to tell someone they are not. Then proceed to say the most racist thing, lmao.

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[-] wabafee@lemm.ee 22 points 7 months ago

Just realize it's a thing, it even has a name for it, apparently it's called rhetorical shields.

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