I don't understand this: > I;m not talking about changing views. I'm talking about making them aware of their views. They don't think they are racists. They do

I don't understand this: > I;m not talking about changing views. I'm talking about making them aware of their views. They don't think they are racists. They don't think they are homophobic. … Only once they understand that their views are describable in such terms can we ever then hope to change those views. followed by this: > We all assume that convincing someone that they are racist will cause them to change. That denies the reality that someone can be a proud racist, a proud homophobe. I've got a pile of emails coming in from elderly family members who are very very proud of their anti-muslim and anti-gay views. The latter quote seems to be directly arguing against the point of view espoused in the former.