Poll Do you justify yourself? (6 votes)
Hopefully the title left a little bit, if not complete, ambiguity for you to come and find out what I'm wanting to find out from you. Sounds pretty redundant. No, I'm not here to ask for your SSN. LOL.
Most often in conversation, I find people justify one thing or another by adding a qualifier, like I'm friends with a black guy, or homosexual, therefore it's okay that I say or do X,Y, or Z. Do you find yourself doing this? Why or why not?
I'm friends with a Korean; been friends for 8yrs now. He and I are best friends, knowing how to put salt into our ever increasing wounds, but we love each other greatly. PLATONICLY! I swear. LOL ;) Anyway, I'll make Asian jokes and he and I die of laughter from them. But when other people hear me doing them, they get offended. Now it's at this point I find that people usually justify themselves to another why it's okay. My thinking is, who cares what anyone else thinks? I know my friend, they don't. I don't say, "Oh! We've been friends for 8yrs now." Because ultimately, I don't care what they think, and he knows me. What about you guys? I hope this made sense. :)
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