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I'm trying to understand what value you thought this anecdote added to the conversation.
by jakebasile 9y ago
I'm trying to understand what value you thought this anecdote added to the conversation.
- gggdvnkhmbgjvbn 9y agoOn hn your reply must oppose its parent comment or at least be snarky (like this comment of mine)
- TheAdamAndChe 9y agoIt's a counter to the idea that old people would be great mentors to the younger generation. If a bunch of them are racist old farts, then they won't exactly be good mentors. As an aside, I've been seeing a lot of people use the term "racist" as a phrase for those who prefer certain cultural values. There is a difference between race and culture.
- jakebasile 9y agoOP never said all older people would be good mentors, they said older people would be good mentors. Leaving out the all means the reply bringing racism into the conversation is completely unnecessary, adds nothing to the conversation, and just shows closed mindedness with just a hair of ironic ageism.
- TheAdamAndChe 9y agoHere we go with more -isms. Noting that older generations tend to be more racist is not ageism, it's just a trend. Just like how noting that Asian Americans make more money on average than whites isn't racism, it's just the way things are. You are right about me saying "all" when OP didn't actually say that. I've edited my comment, thank you for the constructive criticism.