the thing about white people...

Yeah, you know this is gonna be good.
But seriously, here's the thing that bothers me about white people. Not ALL white people, mind you, just many more than one might expect. Seemingly regular, pleasant, middle class white people who certainly would never consider themselves to be racist, and wouldn't dream of saying anything derogatory to a minority. But when in the presence of other white people, something eerie happens. Suddenly it's ok to make racist remarks (whether vague or blatant) because it's done on the assumption that you (the other white person) are somehow with it, somehow privy to some sort of accepted white-people humour. Let me give you an example:

White person 1: "...and then she told Maury 'they'se no way Latisha was sleepin' wit my man, she too uuuugly.'"
White person 2: "Hahahahaha, it's so true, it's always 'Latisha' or something like that, not a normal Canadian name, you know?" *looks at you conspiratorialy*
You: "............" *disbelieving stare*

You cannot imagine how many times things like this happen in everyday conversation with white people. Here's another example.

White person 1: "I went and saw that new Jack Black movie, you know, the Mexican one."
White person 2: "Oh yeah, was it good?"
White person 1: "Well, it wasn't really funny, but everyone laughed anyway, you know? Cause like, be honest, everyone knows it's funny because Mexican people look different than us, and so we laugh at them because they always look silly."
White person 2: "Hahahaha yeah it's true!" *looks at you conspiratorily*
You: "...........don't touch me."

Endless variations of this conversation occur on a daily basis, often peppered with "I'm not racist but..." and other such sentiments designed to comfort and soothe the white people into believing it's ok to participate in the spread of superficial stereotypes about other races. What's worse is these white people assume that all other white people are in the same exclusive, vaguely racist club. And if you respond to their comments with things like "that's still racist" or an incredulous "ummm, racism isn't just lynching minorities, it can be pervasive and subtle too", you either get laughed at, or stared at blankly.

...and that's the thing about white people.