It felt like it was uncool to have even a touch of racism when Obama got elected and through his presidency. But since the MAGA movement, I feel like subtle and out-right racism has increased. Like a gateway was opened.

Am I trippin?

  • @[email protected]
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    126 months ago

    No … I was also around that age and remember all the monkey jokes about Obama. This guy just isn’t paying attention idk lol

    • @[email protected]
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      166 months ago

      Some live a more sheltered life, and there’s always a varying degree of racism in different areas.

      My experience was of becoming an adult right around that time, which just meant other adults were now suddenly ok being openly racist around me, and boy did they have a lot to say around that time.

        • @[email protected]
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          116 months ago

          Holy crap haha. No, I either forgot or dont remember and had to look it up. Man, they didn’t even wait for the man to get in office before selling racist memorabilia.

          • @[email protected]
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            106 months ago

            YUP it was really bad, and then half the country turned extra racist, the other half pretended racism was solved because we had a black president.

            • @barsquid
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              26 months ago

              I have had the misfortune of reading comments from dimwits writing that racism was ended but Obama brought it back. Really pleased to be off of reddit now.

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        66 months ago

        My experience as a suburban white kid growing up in the Reagan era was that racism was just something to learn about in history class. Part of me really misses being that naive.