My dad is a racist. [I Need Advice]

So, we just watched the verdict of the Derek Chauvin trial, and I was almost in tears, happy that he was convicted. My dad starts talking about how there’s another camera angle of the video of him kneeing on Floyd and that he wasn’t on his neck. My dad is acting like he wants to prove that a white cop wouldn’t murder a black man. My dad also is racist towards Arabs, thinking that they’ll be dangerous which is so wrong. It pisses me off, and I almost don’t want to have a relationship with him anymore. Any advice?

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Jester1987 · M

People have their opinion. As long as it's just his thoughts, it can be changed. He can be changed. If he is actually doing something a racist would do in action like actively participating against a person because of their race and have done so perviously then I can understand your hate. But you are young. Don't judge people just because they want to prove their point right and it seemed supporting a racist. It may seem wrong but your dad is just have something up his mind, probably something happened in his past that he wasn't able to defend, and now be subconsciously trying to defend the guilty to prove a lost fight. And he has his insecurities about Arabs. So it's nothing. Life is a lesson we keep changing and learning. Help him see your point and try to see his point even if it makes your blood boil. 😅