I’m an average nerdy white guy, I don’t try to act like any other race and that (In my opinion) actually helps me get along with other. As one of my friends put I’m real.
However back in my small town back home I have a few friends who lived a pretty sheltered life and have become pretty racially ignorant. They’re good people but they just haven’t met too many people outside of their race.
They’re coming down to visit sometime next month and I’m not sure how I should introduce both groups to each other (with a party or something) or just keep it small and have them meet my roommates.
I just don’t want one of my older friends doing something stupid like stereotyping someone or (God forbid) try to act black (the offensive way not the funny way). So how should I introduce my old racially ignorant friends to my new friends? Or should I just play it safe and keep them separated? (Though I’d feel like d-bag if I did that to be honest)
Or who knows maybe I’m just thinking too much into this and everything might turn out to be fine.
ACV you’re thinking outside the box, that’s good man. Real good. lol
Odds are those Californian kids are going to be very ignorant on these same things as well, don’t think just because you are from a smaller place and they are from California that they will be all high and mighty and right about everything, they won’t be by a long shot. I’d try to keep them separated, as they will all have biases.
You should make them lick the ******** of a black woman and have them suckle the nectars and juices from their *******.
it’s not your job to be referee
let your friends and roommates evolve on their own
good luck
If you’re serious about this question – you should simply introduce everybody to everybody as the human beings that they all are. Why is it necessary to label anyone? If they are all truly friends I don’t see the problem. If they’re not, you shouldn’t call them that. Only you can decide these things.
Dude the best way is the crash course. Take them to the most public, interracially diverse place you can think of.They will learn real quick by embrassment when people look at them crazy or get in their face for their behaviour.
A white friend of mine tried this with her friends from her small hometown. After the fifth dirty look and second encounter to the face they shaped up and mellowed out.
I think a party would be great just make sure you incorporate something where they have to interact with each other. Maybe some sort of a game where there are teams. I find that when ppl play games they tend to focus less on the color of someone and more on their team winning. But most of all I don’t think you should debrief your old friends I would just say introduce them like you would anyone else. If you introduce them likes there is nothing wrong than most likely it won’t be that big of a deal.