Hello everyone, I discovered that a group of people in downright filled with bigots, who use racial slurs, are mysogenistics and just not great people.
A friend of mine (we aren’t super close, but I do enjoy his company) is part of that group, although he doesn’t use those slurs personally.
I’m not sure if being close to him is a good idea, as I don’t want to be associated with them in any way. But I do enjoy him as a person.
What would you recommend me to do?
He’s clearly closer to them than to me.
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Move on if you’re spending that much thought on it.
Call them out. You could tell him that you feel he hangs around with bigots, and you wonder whether he agrees with their attitudes. That might be the easiest thing to do. You might also tell the bigots that you find their behavior objectionable. You aren’t likely to change their behavior immediately, but as they continue to receive that message from others as well, they might change the way they behave, even their attitudes as they mature. I truly believe that this is an aspect of human behavior that remains malleable even into adulthood. And you can have a positive influence.