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I got a friend who's MAGA and I've been talking to her about her politics for a bit and she's willing to hear me out on my concerns. It's also black history month, and she knows nothing about black history.

I wanna watch a movie with her or a documentary that dives into modern-day racism without explicitly putting down MAGA/conservatives. My goal is not to insult her or make her feel bad, it's to educate her, hence why I'm asking.

(Please let me know if something I've said is problematic or offensive in some kinda way? Sometimes I word things badly or I will ask things that arent okay and I dont realize it until I hit post, lemme know so I can correct myself for the future thankyuuuu ;w;)

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[โ€“] Randomgal@lemmy.ca 0 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Honestly? I would back out of this entirely and just enjoy the friendship. Personally, I would feel manipulated regardless, I dont like the idea of friends with an agenda for me. What I believe is my business.

If she starts it? Sure, that's a different matter. That's how you avoid sounding preachy. By not preaching.

[โ€“] Cock_Inspecting_Asexual@lemmy.world 1 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

I mean... I just worry for her dude... Her dad already gog laid off just 2 nights after they were talking to me about how "Trump was gonna make more jobs n fix all the layoffs" or whatever tf. and the company her dad works for LOBBIED WITH TRUMP to get him elected.

Shes super sheltered and just knows absolutely nothing about black history which I feel is a problem. At the very least I just her educated about black issues n shit cus her and her mom mentioned some shit about being "Colorblind" and just- as a darkie myself im just not about that ๐Ÿ˜ญ

[โ€“] Randomgal@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 hours ago

It is up to them to learn from their mistakes. That's how learning works.