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My significant other's niece posted a racist meme on her own facebook wall. The language was mocking towards black people. It was the second time - a month ago she posted a meme that expressed "whataboutism." I was not the only person who commented on that - a family friend said something too. So, I reported this niece to FB for hate speech and told her so. She decided to sic her mother on me - by having her email my s/o. This woman is in her 30's and has children. When is she growing to grow up?
I then posted my response, which was quite a bit more reasonable than the niece's, (she told me to **** off), and blocked the whole family. So I guess I have lingering upset, over not getting to respond ( except that her friends will see it), and I'm also feeling ambivalent because my s/o tells me it's getting hard for him to focus on their good side, and he thinks that not talking about it will help him do that. I don't really blame him, they are his family, but I'm not thrilled about it either. His sister emailed him and asked why I'm picking on her daughter, and he just told her that I will stop. They are completely in denial and willful ignorance about it. He thinks the same way I do about racism, but he would not say anything in my defense, and will not say anything to them about it. There are worse things one can encounter in a relationship, but I'm still ambivalent about this one.
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