This is the land of the free and you're allowed to say whatever you want. But anytime you start a statement with "I'm not a racist, but..." you're about to say something racist and ignorant. So please, just stop and think for a moment, if the situation was reverse and someone said to you what you're about to say to them, and you would get pissed, just shut the hell up.
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