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"I'm not (a) (fill-in-the-blank), but..."

Ever notice that most every time a person precedes a comment they're going to make by saying, "I'm not (a) (fill-in-the-blank, but...," they follow that by making a statement which seems to showcase they are in fact the fill-in-the-blank they just claimed they weren't? "I'm not a racist, but...(makes derogatory remark about a certain ethnicity)." Okay, if you're not a racist, why did you feel the need to say that and then follow it up with a racist remark? "I'm not a slut, but I like sleeping around." Eh, what? Okay, so define slut for me... "I'm not a sexist, but I think women are far inferior to men in every way." Uh huh. ...and I'm sure these women feel the same way about you. Congrats! You da man! I think a lot of people precede such comments with the ol' "I'm not a (fill-in-the-blank), but..." because they somehow feel that gives them a license to make any kind of comment, regar...