Racism, and finding humor in others stupidity...

Since I've been in Missouri (Misery), I've heard many people start a sentence with, "I'm not racist or anything, but..." This is fundamentally humorous to me because they're essentially saying "I'm about to say something racist, but don't label me as a racist."

I equate it with someone saying, "I wouldn't say I ABUSE crack cocaine per say, but..." or "I don't like chick flicks, but there's something about Matthew McConaughey..." You're pretty much setting yourself up for an idiotic embarrassment.

If one were to finish the sentence in a way that would not in fact be racist, I assume it might sound something like, "...but I find rap music annoying" (this is just an example. I love T-Pain). The problem lies with the fact that no one would ever end that sentence that way because no one would begin a sentence that way to make such a point. It usually ends with, "... it was a little to dark down there for my liking" (referring to a city) or "... I'd burn in hell before marrying a black woman" (In response to what they thought of interracial marriages).

I find that correcting these people would be a waste of breath, so my usual response is, "huh..." and then I walk away. The "huh" is easily done through the natural course of breathing, so little energy is wasted on such stupidity.

I'm glad I'm moving back to NY...