Originally Posted by justinsain

I recently posed this question to a small group of friends at a dinner. A few said they felt it was just about a difference of opinion. Like one being a Republican and one being a Democrat. It's just two people with opposing views.

I see racism as much more than a point of view. It's harmful, totally based on hatred and a product of ignorance. At the level he displays it is disturbing. I don't see how two people can be in a relationship and only one be racist. It just doesn't make sense.

Still, having known her I'd like to think that somehow in her mind she has found a way to separate the two diametrically opposed views to where she isn't involved even though she married him and had his child which will most definitely be raised in a racist environment.

If I were to get into a conversation about it with her I wouldn't want to burst the sugar coated bubble that she may have created to cope with the situation. If she were to see her situation for what it really is and what she has got herself into she will be very miserable. On the other hand if she condones racism and clearly knows what she is into than I won't have any problem telling her what I think.

It's also possible that my view is screwed up so that's why I posed the question to GFY since racism is so often discussed here.