AIBU to find something racist

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My husband and I are both friends with our electrician who also has children at the school where my son starts in Sept. We are an Anglo-Indian family. He has reposted a post about not being able to wear England (football) shirts, which then goes on to say 'I'm not being racist but...' and then goes on say something about not asking people to remove their turbans or burkas
In my experience, sentences that start with 'I'm not being racist but' usually are...and I feel this one is, not to mention hugely ignorant of why a person would wear a turban or burka in the first place. I'm pretty sure there are also England fans out there who also wear turbans or burkas?!!

Anyway. Two questions 1. If/how to approach this person and 2. Has anyone ever contested Facebook on their definition of 'community standards' as they've said it doesn't violate anything.

Just block and delete the idiot.

Facebook doesn’t give a shit about removing anything other than breastfeeding photos IME. I’ve reported photos of a grown man standing on the chest of a starving toddler, reported again and again but apparently they think it’s ok

I left fb after that.

AIBU to find something racist

Things aren't racist, people are. That sounds like an incredibly dumb, lazy post of the type that encourages and excuses racism; but if it isn't overtly racist, and if he behaves decently in other respects, I might be be inclined to assume he was foolish in reposting it and give him the benefit of the doubt.

Whether you challenge him on it depends on how well you know him and how you feel. You have no obligation to fix his stupidity, but personally that doesn't stop me trying.

I'm so sorry OP - YANBU to find that racist, it's very ignorant.

You can try reporting on Facebook but in my experience they are worse than useless and will let all kinds of obviously horrific and prejudicial posts stand.

I would unfollow him so you don't see his posts and put him on restricted profile so he can't see yours.

Do either of you wear a turban or burka? If so, post a photo of you in an england shirt under his post?

Depends on your relationship with him really. Are you comfortable with telling him why you found his post racist? If I’d said or done something racist, I’d really want my friends to point it out. I’d prefer it face to face rather than on SM for everyone to see, but I realise it’s not your role to protect fragile white ego.

Thank you for your advice everyone, I feel more confident about what to do next. Neither of us are particularly religious (hubby's side of the family are Hindu) so there are less obvious cultural symbols than, say, Sikh or Muslim religions, so won't be wearing a burka anytime soon Or an England football shirt for that matter. I think I'll stick to Rugby League....!

What's it in relation to? That would help. For example many private premises don't allow football kit on premises purely because they don't want football hooligans, nothing in relation to race. If however he's disgruntled because his England shirt is being deemed offensive for being a symbol of something racist whereas it's just a sport he loves then he may well be quite upset and just not expressing it in the best way.

I don't see any racism at all in a man stating he should be able to express his alliances like others express their beliefs... Or have I missed something?