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The last couple of years have taught us that racism, unfortunately, is still alive and well. It's hard to understand why on Earth is it so prevalent in 2021, but here we are, discussing basic human rights.

True, the barriers are breaking down and the discrimination that seemed impossible to overcome a few centuries ago is beginning to crumble, but we still have a long way to go. And it's evident even in everyday life.

In an attempt to figure out how to tear it down at the root, Reddit user godfatherdoh recently posted a question to the platform: "If a person tells you angrily to go back to your country, how [do] you respond?" And they got plenty of answers! Here are the ones that everyone upvoted the most. Maybe they'll give you some ideas too.

#1

30 Of The Best Responses To Jerks Telling Someone To 'Go Back To Your Own Country' I’m Native American (Oneida Nation) soooooo go back to your country. Checkmate biyatch

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Andy Acceber
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There's a great fantasy book called Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger, a Lipan Apache author. There's a plot point where a vampire attacks a Native character and the character says, "this is my home; I didn't invite you in," causing magic to pull the vampire from the Native lands. It's a really good book with lots of other twists and turns if anyone is interested.

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#2

30 Of The Best Responses To Jerks Telling Someone To 'Go Back To Your Own Country' Related fun: pretend to not understand racist jokes and ask for them to be explained.

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Stephen Lyford
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It takes 3 letters to start to piss off a racist/bigot/etc: Respond with "Why?" The last thing in the world they want to do (or can do) is explain their stance.

Bettie-Jean Neal
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ohh, I love that idea! I'm Puerto Rican, so I will definitely use that. If I hear "go back to Mexico one more time"...

littlesaresare
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I see this suggestion a lot, but in my experience it's never worked. They just call you stupid, and have no issue explaining why their racism (or sexism, or homophobia, etc) is hilarious.

Mary Bank
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OH my fav is I am a white woman that immigrated to Canada (from the states). I am an immigrant and I love when other random white people will say racist s**t to me about immigrants. THE LOOK on their faces when I reply "I am an immigrant and immigrants help make this country better... obviously." hehe take that asshole!

Janet C
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes. Best answer. Just say, "I don't get it. Explain it to me."

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3 years ago

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sounds like something antifa member would say. they have no class

MiriPanda
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"tell me you are a fascist without saying you are a fascist". Perfect example, mckenna!

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#3

30 Of The Best Responses To Jerks Telling Someone To 'Go Back To Your Own Country' "My country sent me here as punishment."

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#4

30 Of The Best Responses To Jerks Telling Someone To 'Go Back To Your Own Country' Your people dragged me over here, so now I'm staying. Deal with it.

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cybermerlin2000
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

From a black guy I know when he was told to go back to where he came from: "My family were bought and sold as slaves over here and mistreated. First of all, that voided the warranty and second, are you going to pay? Unwanted goods don't return themselves. Besides, I bet you don't even have the receipt do you?"

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#5

30 Of The Best Responses To Jerks Telling Someone To 'Go Back To Your Own Country' Ok, I'd be happy to. Technically I would just have to move about an hour or so East to the Mohawk valley and rejoin the Iroquois nation. Oh, and I'll need you to reinstate the Iroquois Nation

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#6

30 Of The Best Responses To Jerks Telling Someone To 'Go Back To Your Own Country' So this actually happened to me in college and i responded to the person that i would happily do it but as a immigrant i enjoy stealing jobs from the Americans.

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#7

30 Of The Best Responses To Jerks Telling Someone To 'Go Back To Your Own Country' Not my fault my great great great great grandmother stole bread and got sent here (Australia).

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This actually happened in my family too, traced them back recently. One of them fought at Gallipoli so maybe that paid the debt in full

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#9

30 Of The Best Responses To Jerks Telling Someone To 'Go Back To Your Own Country' Honestly? I'd give them a shake of my head and move on. Anybody who speaks to me like that is just wrong. The fact that they say such things is a reflection of their character, not yours. The freedom of speech allows you to speak freely, it doesn't mean you need to be heard. And nothing drives these people more insane than not being heard.

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Simzabandz
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The perfect answer is..... "mark them absent, like their comment never even existed"

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#10

30 Of The Best Responses To Jerks Telling Someone To 'Go Back To Your Own Country' Burst into tears and blubber, "You got me! I can't afford my own countryI! have to live in my parents' country! It's just a rough patch, okay?

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#11

30 Of The Best Responses To Jerks Telling Someone To 'Go Back To Your Own Country' Patient was being a [jerk] and screamed at my charge nurse, "I'm going to have you deported!" I know the hospital that nurse was born at because of a conversation we'd had a couple weeks prior. I snapped back, "To where? (Next town over)? She was born here, knock it off!"

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Caro Caro
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just because they look different doesn't make it all right to harrass them. Stop it!

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#12

30 Of The Best Responses To Jerks Telling Someone To 'Go Back To Your Own Country' I’m First Nations bro, you go back to YOUR country

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Terilee Bruyere
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

YES! I have an "Indian Status" card. I have legal rights in both the States and Canada. YOU go back to whatever country your family came from.

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#13

30 Of The Best Responses To Jerks Telling Someone To 'Go Back To Your Own Country' I've heard one of our residents answer: 'Ma' am, I'd love to. Unfortunately, there's a war going on that has already pretty much destroyed everything I hold dear and they were coming for me too. Would you have stayed?'

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Caro Caro
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm sorry, I was running with my two young children under my arms dodging bullets and desperately trying to find my wife before they find her and rape her. I didn't want my children to see this s**t.

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#14

30 Of The Best Responses To Jerks Telling Someone To 'Go Back To Your Own Country' Something along the lines of……

“I can’t, because they said I’m a [jerk] and a moron so they sent me here to live with my own kind … especially you.”

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#15

30 Of The Best Responses To Jerks Telling Someone To 'Go Back To Your Own Country' My country doesn't exist anymore!

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#16

"Okay...."

*pause*

"...want me to do it again?"

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#18

30 Of The Best Responses To Jerks Telling Someone To 'Go Back To Your Own Country' I would sincerely ask "Why would I do that?"

LPT: Curiously replying to aggressive statements makes them fall on their face 100% of the times.

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Auntriarch
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Mmm nice, not snarky, just a little drawing pin on the path of mindless hate

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30 Of The Best Responses To Jerks Telling Someone To 'Go Back To Your Own Country' I remember my white boss saying "they" should be sent back to their country. I turned to my white coworker next to me and said, "Can you imagine all the white people returing to Europe? People at the local reservation would be ecstatic to get their land back." Coworker laughed with me and boss remained silent."

"I've gotten a DNA test and genealogy research to show that I have over 30% DNA of the Chichimeca and possibly Aztec people that had migrated from New Mexico about a thousand years ago. My shower thought is wondering if that is enough for me to stay if "everyone returned to their country.

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Burs
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nobody has 100% DNA from their land because humans have been mixing and travelling since the beginning of our species. That’s why a person who knows human evolution and history cannot be racist. We are all mixed.

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#20

30 Of The Best Responses To Jerks Telling Someone To 'Go Back To Your Own Country' Walk in a circle and say I'M HERE!

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#21

30 Of The Best Responses To Jerks Telling Someone To 'Go Back To Your Own Country' I came here to take over, not ever going back.

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#22

My people have been here for hundreds of years before this country was founded so maybe you should go back

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#23

30 Of The Best Responses To Jerks Telling Someone To 'Go Back To Your Own Country' While this should not be taken as advice since it could backfire and may not be the right way for a lot of folks to handle the situation, when someone is raging at me a smile and a "have a nice day" really seems to piss them off much more than a middle finger or an "F-U". It can be an almost impossible strategy in many instances though

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Auntriarch
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Possibly the best answer (even if not the funniest). Politeness can be a massive insult

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#25

30 Of The Best Responses To Jerks Telling Someone To 'Go Back To Your Own Country' In my mind I say something really clever and hurtful back! Especially since my family has been here for four generations!

In reality, every time this happens my face gets hot, and all I can muster is to roll my eyes and fight back angry tears. It sucks.

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#26

30 Of The Best Responses To Jerks Telling Someone To 'Go Back To Your Own Country' Ask them to pay for my fare

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Natalia Linnik
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They would say, “Gladly!” You then pull the phone out and say, “Great! Let me gather my clan. About 84-ish people would not be too taxing for your wallet? Appreciate that mate.”

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#27

30 Of The Best Responses To Jerks Telling Someone To 'Go Back To Your Own Country' “Get the vaccine.” Those are almost always right wingers so that ought to trigger them pretty good.

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#28

Just reply with a content smile and say (as per Avengers Endgame):

No. No I don't think I will.

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cory harrison
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was hoping for something with Thor's line about going for the head.

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#29

30 Of The Best Responses To Jerks Telling Someone To 'Go Back To Your Own Country' I am in my country.

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#30

30 Of The Best Responses To Jerks Telling Someone To 'Go Back To Your Own Country' Don’t say anything, just laugh at their ignorance.

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Caro Caro
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Might be the right reaction but it's sad that these nasty things are being said (most likely by the ones sitting front row in church).

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#31

30 Of The Best Responses To Jerks Telling Someone To 'Go Back To Your Own Country' Ugh as a Polish person in England I have gotten this comment more times than people on the planet. I just say bruh

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#32

30 Of The Best Responses To Jerks Telling Someone To 'Go Back To Your Own Country' No, you go back to YOUR country!

But this is my country.

It's mine now, b*tch!

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#33

Believe me, I WANT to go to England, but I’m too poor to travel

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What's interesting about being English is when you find/trace your roots here you have to start looking again most of us are mongrels as well :)

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#34

30 Of The Best Responses To Jerks Telling Someone To 'Go Back To Your Own Country' As soon as you crawl back into your mother and rethink your life choices

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#35

"Sorry, no English"

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ZAPanda
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah if I get ignorant jerks talking to me in public here i sometimes go "Jag icke förstår engelska"

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#36

30 Of The Best Responses To Jerks Telling Someone To 'Go Back To Your Own Country' If you're in America, tell them the same thing

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cybermerlin2000
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Tell them that if it wasn't for the PAF during World War 2 there would be a good chance they would be speaking German right now

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30 Of The Best Responses To Jerks Telling Someone To 'Go Back To Your Own Country' I'd ask them to specify.

If it means leaving this sh*thole and going to live in the USA, Spain, Croatia, France or Sweden then he's in luck because that is exactly what I was planning on doing

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#38

30 Of The Best Responses To Jerks Telling Someone To 'Go Back To Your Own Country' "My county's one of the reasons Brexit happens. You think I'm gonna go back now???"

Or I might just start laughing.

For context, I am Romanian and currently living in the UK.

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#39

Swear him so much in my language, till he get pissed too, and then I smile the most obviously fake smile

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#40

30 Of The Best Responses To Jerks Telling Someone To 'Go Back To Your Own Country' Given that I've only ever been told this in the country I was born in (I have a foreign accent from my family, who are not from there), I tell them I was born there. They always short circuit a little on that one.

In the end we all got our way and I f*cking left

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#41

“Ok.” - Saitama

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#42

I told them I left my country for a reason, I much prefer theirs.

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