Advice on becoming less racist?

It's true. Familiarity breeds contempt. I grew up around black people, so I knew all the stereotypes and racist tropes about them. I didn't know any jokes about Asians, because we didn't have any. We didn't have to think about them. People on TV said they're bad drivers, that's all I know.

My better half grew up in the opposite situation. They know lots of Asian racism, but don't know anything about how or why one should dislike black people.

It was interesting to think about how you can't learn to hate people you don't know. Ignorance is bliss.

I didn't have my first racist thought until I was 13. That's when I got beat up by a black kid who attacked me from behind for no reason.
 
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