My friend’s husband is not really someone I want to be around. He has very strong opinions about things he is not informed about. He does not see the racism, sexism and prejudice in our world and will argue this as a straight, white male.
He believes movements such as Black Lives Matter and #metoo are conspiracies. He believes that rape convictions shouldn’t be increased. He believes that having an opinion is a “mature” way of thinking.
When presented with actual evidence of something he disagrees with or has an opinion on he rejects it instead of examining it further or asking questions.
He doesn’t believe we should aim for equality and equal opportunities and stated that equity is just “giving people things”.

He’s probably the most immature person I have met who thinks they are the most mature. He believes if you change your opinion you’re admitting defeat.

I’m all for having healthy debates and I enjoy conversations when people disagree with me because it lets me challenge my own thinking and see how other people see the world.

But I must admit, I found his opinions, attitude and statements very difficult to cope with. I really don’t want to be around him.

I needed to get this out because I’ve bottled it up as they were staying with me this weekend.

I don’t think I will be able to talk to him about any of these subjects in the near future because I can’t handle the ignorance. But my friend is very important to me.