Would you fail to be surprised based on evidence that people who say that don’t have black best friends, or because you agree with the implicit claim that that is a response a racist is likely to use?
Because it seems like there’s some circular logic going on somewhere. Possibly in the form of a societal feedback mechanism; non-racist people assume that’s a racist’s response to the question, and so don’t utilize it.
Would you fail to be surprised based on evidence that people who say that don’t have black best friends, or because you agree with the implicit claim that that is a response a racist is likely to use?
Because it seems like there’s some circular logic going on somewhere. Possibly in the form of a societal feedback mechanism; non-racist people assume that’s a racist’s response to the question, and so don’t utilize it.