My sister in law allways make racially rude remarks. This makes me very uncomfortable. What a tacktful way I can handle this?
2006-12-02 13:33:13 · 7 answers · asked by nikki 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
she makes comments about how she doesnt want n*****s living near here, about "white trash" stuff like that. and around her kids too!
2006-12-02 13:39:47 · update #1
"So, how 'bout those Niners?"
"So, how 'bout them Mets?"
Note declensions: *those* Niners, *them* Mets.
These are called non sequiturs (from the Latin "non sequitur" ["does not follow" (i.e., does not follow previous conversational thread and in fact completely disrupts it)]).
2006-12-02 13:37:55 · answer #1 · answered by amy02 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell her that you will not tolerate her rude remarks anymore. Tell her that what she is saying is making her look ignorant and childish. You can also make her feel bad by telling her how white women during slavery days were considered to be a level just above black men. Or how white women were treated as children by men in the Victorian Ages. Or you can talk to her about women's rights and how women were inferior to men. Or you can tell her about some of the negative things that women are going through today because of their sex. I wished I knew exactly some of the things she has been saying so that I can give you some examples of what to say. I know that if she's talking about people of color you can bring up the point that all life came from Africa! That people of color were the first to advance in the sciences and math long before Europeans. There is just so much history that people ignore because of Euro-centrism.
2006-12-02 21:44:47 · answer #2 · answered by tonja20770 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ha, have someone of the race that she usually makes fun of (someone that you know of course) be behind her or something, and when she says the rude remark let her turn around and see the person. =D
2006-12-02 21:36:34 · answer #3 · answered by Love Help Here For You! 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just politely tell her that everyone is entitled to their opinion, but you do not have the same opinion as her and that you would rather she did not make remarks like that when you are around.
Simple as that.. Since she is family, just be polite about it.
2006-12-02 21:39:11 · answer #4 · answered by Termite 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
give her a tast of her own medicine, whats goes around cames around
2006-12-02 22:31:19 · answer #5 · answered by celi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what the 'racially insensitive' remarks are. More details please.
2006-12-02 21:35:26 · answer #6 · answered by alpha_trolls 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Count to ten before you say something".
2006-12-03 06:58:17 · answer #7 · answered by Jumper 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋