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You Can Be a Nice Person and Still Be Racist
The two are not mutually exclusive
What does it mean to be a nice person?
Well, depending on who you ask, you might get a few different answers, which is a bit odd because you’d think that there should be universal qualities for nice people…but, sadly, that’s not the case.
People often consider themselves or others as being a nice person solely because they’re nice to the people that they know — the people in their immediate network such as their colleagues, their friends, and family. And yes, you should definitely be nice to those people for a start. However, kindness shouldn’t be limited to just the people you personally know.
Being a genuinely nice person means that you show kindness not only to the people you know, but to complete strangers as well. Being a nice person means that you’re considerate of other people’s feelings, regardless of who they are, what they look like, how old they are, what the color of their skin is, or where’s their country of origin.
It means being nice to others regardless of their social status, their economic status, their religion, or their political views. Being a nice person means that you show empathy towards others. It means that you treat people fairly, honestly, and equally regardless of surrounding…
