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>Even political correctness takes a toll. If I start talking with someone who has a different opinion than me, or is a difference race than me, faux pas get blown out of proportion

You call it a 'faux pas,' others would call it casual racism or casual sexism, etc. Funny enough, when you point this out to a lot of people, they wind up being the ones to blow up about it.

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If you think a difference of opinion is casual racism or sexism, you're inventing terms so you don't have to deal with opinions other than your own. It's your way of hiding from people who are different than you.

That's why they're called opinions. Everyone has them, and accepting someone else's opinion is an important part of living in a diverse world.

I'm an introvert, I didn't date much in college, and I can't begin to count the number of faux pas extrovts made towards me. I'd never accuse someone of being a casual racist, sexist, ect, because they're different than me. The world runs smoother when I accept that most people aren't perfect.

Probably because sexism and racism are very charged words.

It's kind like calling someone who hugs girls in greeting a casual molester.

they totally are

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