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Kinda unrelated but what do you do to prove youre not rasist? Like some people literally dont believe that im hungarian but not racist(btw thats xenophobia and/or racism...). I usually just say i have black friends and im just not racist but that just makes me seem racist... I know the people who dont believe me are douches but there are people youre forced to spend time with.
"well, I don't want to be racist and I try not to be racist. Is there something I can improve on or that I'm ignorant of?"
If you aren't racist then it flips the onus back on them to prove you are racist, while also showing any offense you might have caused to be accidental and that you are willing to self-improve
By not spending your whole life doing racist shit.
What in OPs post implies that he/she is doing racist shit during his/her whole life? It's a valid questions IMO and no reason to get personally insulting.
What have you said when you've been called a racist? That would help.
How do you prove you're not racist?
You don't. If someone is falsely accusing you of being a racist, that's on them, not on you.
Now if someone is calling out a specific action or something you said... well have a listen to what they have to say. They may be right or may be wrong, but if you're listening to people and are willing to learn you're not a racist.
If someone thinks that you being Hungarian makes you a racist... you're right they're being xenophobic. That's on them. There's no point in wasting your time on someone that's looking for a reason to dislike you because of where you're from. Even if you could prove you're not a racist, they'd find some other way to rationalize a reason for disliking you.
I would only add that if someone calls out a specific behavior, really listen to them. Try to see their point of view. Often times, racism is about perspective, and it helps for both sides of that discussion to see and understand the other’s perspective. While their call out may just be a misunderstanding, it doesn’t lessen the hurt feelings and strong emotions that come with that.
A good example of this is the push for flat, or no, income tax; usually to being replaced by increased usage tax/sales tax/VAT. In the US, poor households tend to be minorities, and such a policy would disproportionately affect those people. Simply pushing for the policy isn’t necessarily racist. Not listening to economists who say the policy would disproportionately hurt minorities, would likely be seen by many as racist.