AITA for leaving my uncle stranded 100 miles from home after he went on a r***st, misogynistic rant in my car?
The original poster (OP), a 26-year-old woman, agreed to drive her 56-year-old uncle to a family reunion as a favor because his car was unavailable.
Although they had grown somewhat distant, the OP felt obligated due to past help he provided when she was a child.
During the drive, the uncle initiated a barrage of offensive political commentary, starting with anti-immigrant remarks related to a Spanish billboard and escalating to misogynistic statements about women's rights and transgender individuals.
When the OP firmly told him she would not listen to hate sp*ech in her car, the uncle dismissed her concerns as being overly emotional, which prompted the OP to pull over, force him out, and leave him stranded until a family friend could retrieve him.
Now, the OP faces backlash from family members who believe she was disrespectful and caused unnecessary embarra*sment.
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The original poster is currently facing significant familial disapproval after choosing to directly confront her uncle's hateful sp*ech by ending the ride early, resulting in him being stranded.
While the OP feels validated in refusing to tolerate b**otry, even from family, others are focused on the perceived lack of respect shown to the elder and the disruption caused to family harmony.
The central question is whether the OP's boundary enforcement—refusing to be a captive aud*ence for hate sp*ech—justified the immediate consequence of abandoning her uncle on the roadside, or if there was a more appropriate way to handle the situation given the familial context.
Should direct confrontation and immediate removal outweigh the obligation of familial duty in cases of hate sp*ech?
Strong Takes and Sharper Words from the Crowd:
What started as a simple post quickly turned into a wildfire of opinions, with users chiming in from all sides.