A friend of my Mom’s from church recently posted this picture on her facebook.  The woman is a redskins fan and when she posted this my Mom was so upset.  She didn’t know how to approach her friend and still feels very upset that her friend would make light of the fact that alcoholism is a huge problem among many reservations across the country.  I felt stuck when my mom said she didn’t know what to do.  Do you have any advice for my mother to approach this woman? MCINAT: For this one, I would just suggest being blunt.  Nothing like a  “Hey, woah, that’s really racist” - to get a conversation started. Even better is “That image is really racist, and here’s why: (provide links they may or may not read).”  A good dose of - “I know you’re better than that”  can help too. Good luck!

A friend of my Mom’s from church recently posted this picture on her facebook.  The woman is a redskins fan and when she posted this my Mom was so upset.  She didn’t know how to approach her friend and still feels very upset that her friend would make light of the fact that alcoholism is a huge problem among many reservations across the country.  I felt stuck when my mom said she didn’t know what to do.  Do you have any advice for my mother to approach this woman?

MCINAT:

For this one, I would just suggest being blunt.  Nothing like a  “Hey, woah, that’s really racist” - to get a conversation started. Even better is “That image is really racist, and here’s why: (provide links they may or may not read).”  A good dose of - “I know you’re better than that”  can help too. Good luck!

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