# Calling someone racist is a personal insult

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**Created:** [April 12, 2010, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-someone-racist-is-a-personal-insult/535802 "2010-04-12T02:25:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2010, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-someone-racist-is-a-personal-insult/535802/7 "2010-04-12T17:02:42Z")

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I found one or two examples where the word racist was treated as a personal insult. Describing an idea as racist would be allowed, but using it against another poster wouldn’t be allowed outside of the Pit.

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