Girlfriend hurt over an honest answer to a question

You make a lot of assumptions here. I understand that it’s wrong, but not because I have experienced racism, at least in the way you are implying. I am jewish, and sometimes deal with hate from that, but for the most part I don’t experience discrimination in my day to day life. I understand it’s wrong because when I try to imagine myself in another person’s shoes, I can imagine it being offensive to me. I ask myself “why would she be imitating our accent?” “Why is that funny to her?” “What if she were imitating one of our other behaviors intentionally, and not specifically a racial or culture behavior?” I would see that as mocking.

I’m flattered that you believe I understand their point of view enough to assume that I have not experienced privilege, but that’s not the case.

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