for laughing when things get rough or to fuel the fire when it is dying.

• "I was all for the Indians when I was young, too. But you'll grow up and see the truth."
• "I have black friends and/so..."
• "You grew up in a small town -- you're pretty sheltered. I have the life experience. I know what I'm talking about."
• "Don't you talk about this in school? What do you do in school?"
• something something "airhead" something something "kid"
• something soething "Sure, but isn't (insert tangental/totally unrelated idea/topic) this more important, anyway?"