Have you ever noticed that right after someone says something that is racist, sexist, or anything that is offensive to any specific group, that they are very quick to mention that their best-friends, cousins, lovers are a part of the group that they had just offended as if that makes it "ok" that they made that statement?
i'll give you an example..
"All blacks are lazy thieves, and i'm not racist, i mean some of my best friends are black"
Why do they do this? I mean they act as if saying that "their best friends are black" automatically give them the right to make condescending remarks.. Seriously, what is the point of this?
it's becouse they are nervise that the people will gang up on him.. and it is a matter of intinged that you sould be able to get out of tropble by telling that you like it anyways.
Because people who are racist, sexist, or in any form of discrimination know that a majority of the world doesn't tollerate anything of the sort. They also probably feel very uncomfortable when the room gets quiet and all eyes are on them and they know what sorts of thoughts are racing through the minds of those looking at them.