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Coverage dated October 3, 2026

Dear Abby: We walked out of family dinner after disgusting, violent hate speech was used

Headline from The Oregonian

They said my husband ruined a perfectly nice family dinner and should apologize to keep the peace.

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  1. New York Post

    Dear Abby: My racist family is accusing my husband of ruining a holiday dinner (opens New York Post)

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    Dear Abby gives advice to a reader whose family blames her husband for ruining a holiday dinner after he confronted a relative over racist comments.

  2. AL.com

    Dear Abby: My husband stood up to racist remarks and now the family blames him (opens AL.com)

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    They said my husband ruined a perfectly nice family dinner and should apologize to keep the peace.

  3. Cleveland Plain Dealer

    Dear Abby: We walked out of family dinner over racist remark. Now family wants us to apologize (opens Cleveland Plain Dealer)

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    Cleveland Plain Dealer's feed description

    They said my husband ruined a perfectly nice family dinner and should apologize to keep the peace.

  4. The Oregonian

    Dear Abby: We walked out of family dinner after disgusting, violent hate speech was used (opens The Oregonian)

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    The Oregonian's feed description

    They said my husband ruined a perfectly nice family dinner and should apologize to keep the peace.