How often do you use the "oh but one of my best friends is _______" excuse?

Question

when you accidentally make a racist or rude comment and have to make yourself sound ok

Answer 1

Never.

I don't accidentally make racist comments. I pretty much say what I mean, and mean what I say. SOrry if it offends you.

I make fun of everyone. most generally when they are around. I pick on my brother in law for being gay, my buddy for being black, my sister for being a degenerate. Get it. I am just honest. Like it or not. If not, don't be around me. Diversity and tolerance are 2 way streets to me.

Answer 2

I think that is just a totally annoying cop out. If you want to make a joke or comment be a strong person and just take the crap you get. I can't stand people that use that excuse. If they do I usually just say, 'And your point is?'

Answer 3

the last time was in third grade - I was repeating a racist joke someone (an adult) had told me, and I didnt know what it meant.
But I saw that it hurt someone who was my freind - and that was the last time.
So not often. Not in a couple of decades.

Answer 4

I don't believe that I've ever said that. But I have repeated some gay jokes to my gay friends . I also tell my blond sister blond jokes all the time. They always laugh.

Answer 5

I don't think I ever have.

I tell blonde jokes, but I am blonde.
I tell Italian jokes to my husband, but he is Italian.
I tell (mild) Catholic/priest jokes to the family because we are Catholic and we have an uncle who is a priest.
I tell lawyer jokes to anyone. (Sorry!)

But I don't tell racist jokes.

Answer 6

not very often.