# are dogs racist

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**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [November 18, 2011, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-dogs-racist/603364 "2011-11-18T17:23:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![beanieboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a3d4f5/32.png) [@beanieboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beanieboy)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2011, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-dogs-racist/603364/1 "2011-11-18T17:23:48Z")

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The answer is simple dogs don’t like different. A white don’t like a black man and a black mans dog don’t like a white man. The mail man, people in hats, what ever is out of the norm for your dog. Chances are the dog will not like it.

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**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2011, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-dogs-racist/603364/2 "2011-11-18T17:42:13Z")

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Welcome to the Straight Dope, **beanieboy**. It’s helpful to other Dopers to link to the column you’re referring to. Is this the one?

[Are some dogs racist?](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2928/are-some-dogs-racist)