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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spjennifer · 56-60, T

Have you had a calm and reasoned conversation with him yet? If he can't see your point of view after one, then ask him politely to refrain from those kind of comments in your presence as you don't agree with him. I'm not saying that he is wrong and you are right or vide-versa but if you don't reasonably call him out when he makes comments like that he'll never know how much it upsets you.