Unfortunately, once a person is racist they tend to stay that way no matter what interventions take place to school the racist on why their language and beliefs are so misguided. I couldn't convince my grandparents that black people were just like white people. My grandmother returned my Christmas gifts that I gave to her for Christmas, after I introduced my black boyfriend to my parents and grandparents on Christmas Eve. Eventually, she came around after my dad confronted her for her behavior, but she was still a racist. Once a racist, always a racist.