Of course you do. That's one of the faces of success. When they say that, they're identifying the point of their confusion and sharing it with you. Then you have an opportunity to engage with it directly, and correct their misconceptions however you think best.
Look, you can't clean up sewage without handling sewage. When talking to bigots, you'll hear bigotry. Even when -- especially when -- trying to convince them to abandon their bigotry.
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Date: 2014-06-11 04:29 pm (UTC)Look, you can't clean up sewage without handling sewage. When talking to bigots, you'll hear bigotry. Even when -- especially when -- trying to convince them to abandon their bigotry.