# Racist is not an insult when a person is a racist.

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**Created:** [October 11, 2015, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racist-is-not-an-insult-when-a-person-is-a-racist/734241 "2015-10-11T05:19:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2015, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racist-is-not-an-insult-when-a-person-is-a-racist/734241/42 "2015-10-11T15:55:05Z")

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Honestly, I’m surprised you didn’t get another warning for this;

> [@How many human races are there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-human-races-are-there/732359/167):
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> He is by definition a racist. His arguments are racist. There is no insult in identifying a person for what they are. That’s like getting a warning for calling you a moderator.

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