Reading the Salon.com advice column, I come across a query from a young man who is agonizing about whether or not to dump his nice-but-a-tad-racist girlfriend. The kicker (in bold)...
She's young (21) and grew up in a racist household, but at some point she has to take ownership for her opinions. I almost dumped her on the spot, but there's so much else about her that I adore and admire; she's a fascinating mishmash of conflicting traits -- she loves Bush but also thinks Noam Chomsky should run for president, for instance.
I'm sorry, if that's her strong point, the relationship is DOOMED. She's clearly not using her brain. DUMP HER NOW. Thankyouverymuch. (Apologies to the Noam Chomsky fans out there...)
The advice columnist is kinder than I am, though. He advises the young man to give things a go, but...
One final request: If you can't talk her out of her racist views, at least try to talk her out of majoring in broadcasting, OK?
