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Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve
Some of my very best friends really are black. This fact, or my mentioning it, in no way makes me a racist. There are good and bad people in all races, why single out any one particular race? I have some Mexican friends, and a female Korean friend. I hope this doesn't make me a racist. I don't know how saying "some of my best friends are black" qualifies one automatically as a racist, unless it is an untrue statement.
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The reason people might take offense to that kind of statement is basically the fact that people use that as a justification of their behavior. Just because you have a friend of a particular race or background, does not mean that others might not find a statement or behavior offensive. So in other words if you use certain language toward your "friend" that that person finds OK, that does not mean it would be OK with another person of the same racial or ethnic background.
Being a racist or being perceived as being racist has a lot more to do with your deeds, behavior and understanding rather than just one comment.
Peace