If you just found out your friend was racist, how would you handle it?

It depended on how bad they were. I feel that people are allowed to have their own views. If they talked of hurting someone because of there beliefs then I would not stand by them. I really can't say if I could even be friends with someone so close minded. I haven't run into it yet and hope I dont have to.

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i wouldn't care all that much, but we would have a lot of debates. and if they insulted me, i would definatly argue back.

I would let them know that I didnt think that racism is right and I didnt want to hear any racist comments when I hang out with him/her but I wouldnt stop being their friend.

I was kinda Archie bunker when I was a kid, It was the way I was brought up, Most of my family were racist to some extent. As I got older, I mellowed and lost a lot of the racist thoughts I had grown up with. One of my best friend was always a little racist but It didn't bother me. He then became a NYC cop. He is one of the biggest racists I have ever met. He has patrolled some of the worse places in NY and he sees a lot of stuff. But I sometimes find it hard to talk to him about anything. But he is still one of my best friends. I just make fun of hiom as he talks, makes me feel better

I think all racism is based on both fear and ignorance. I grew up in a small town and didn't have much exposure to people of other races. People around me were always telling racially sterotypical jokes. I joined the navy out of high school and became a part of a huge multi-racial team and got to interact with people from all over the US and the world. I soon learned that we are basically the same no matter where we come from. Some of my childhood friends still have a racially biased view but after discussing this with them we are both more at ease and the more they get to interact with others of different races the less racist I think they will be.

If I find that my friend is a racist, I will convince him according to the level of friendship we have. If he is just a friend, I will say him a word or two, if he understands its well and good otherwise I'll say him a final goodbye. If he is my closer friend I'll carry on convince him till the time he get correct himself.

It happened to me to discover that a friend of mine is racist. I simply don't care of his points of views, and if we meet and we start speaking I tell him what I think and I don't care of his reactions. I always say what I think, so after a pair of conversations he tries to avoid me. To him it's better not to speak with me, I hate racists.