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Candiifaec wrote: I'm not saying you shouldn't say anything. You can tell them what they're doing is wrong. But "humiliating" them isn't about trying to change their ways, it more just feels like spite.

Just tell them it's not appropriate, and it's unfair and morally wrong. You don't have to personally attack them. I honestly feel a little bad for people like that, who are so irrational and have been so badly brainwashed they can't even see reason. Of course, they're not really the victims here. But throwing hate back at them just kinda ends up cycling hate all around. You can't cure hate with more hate. That definitely solves nothing, you're just taking out your frustration on them. If you seriously want them to change, try appealing to them with kindness and love. And if that doesn't work, and they can't see reason either they probably won't change, so there's nothing you can do really.

It sucks but people like that just exist. All you can do sometimes is be the best person you can be, and treat others with kindness. Because it will all balance out. That all depends on the person though. Funnily enough I came across one person who made a racist comment and I asked them about it which came to them realising that it could be bad, in other words they were being un-intentionally racist.

These are the sort of people that can be saved with mere conversation, because their intent is not to hurt people. While on the other hand you get the kind of people who do beleive that being racist isn't bad and will even encourage racism. These are the sort of people who are so stubborn that talking simply won't be enough for them to stop, be it here or elsewhere.