Just to vent really.
A good friend has recently shown herself as being a racist. Not a bit, as you either are or you aren't.
Casually dropping into random conversations 'I should have told him to go back to his own country!' 'Makes sense, bloody foreign, can't read signs in English!'
When she did this, over text, twice in one week, but never before, I just changed the subject, but I know I should have called her out. I think I was more astounded than anything.
I went to a gathering at hers recently and her uncle, kind of cornered me and started talking about something that had absolutely nothing to do with race, however he turned it into something to do with race, and not being able to read instructions in English, quite defamatory actually. I just stared at him incredulous, as I couldn't find any words. He walked off. I didn't stay long after that.
I am the kind of person that stands up for what's right but on both occasions, this happened, I was left gobsmacked. I absolutely will be on guard next time and will call it out, but what is something I could say that will put her or the creepy uncle on the back foot, without falling out with her completely, as otherwise she is a good friend. Hopefully, I'll never see him again!
Please be kind.