"I'm not racialist (sic) but . . ."

Such a big favorite!

13. "I'm not racialist (sic) but . . ."

Translation: I am racist, but I suspect you're not, and I don't have the courage of my convictions and would surely lose any argument about the subject. I'm also rather stupid, and I think the phrase "I'm not racialist (sic) . . ." acts as a talisman enabling me to say anything I like, even something as preposterous as "I'm not racist, it's the niggers that are racist!" like that man in the pub in Camberwell. If you don't go along with my little ploy then I'll sneer at you for being PC (whatever that stands for), I can't imagine that you would have actually thought about racism and concluded that it is stupid and you disagree with it, I don't examine any of my opinions, so I presume you are the same and you are just pretending not to be racist to avoid offending people. The fact that you are going out of your way to offend me and the other racists in the room doesn't alter my opinion. Like I said, I'm a bit stupid.