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?

  • ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@midwest.social
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    6 months ago

    How old were you in 2008? Because I saw some really ugly racism directed at him both when he was running and during that first term. It went up, not down.

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        6 months ago

        Yeah, that’s probably why. I’m 38 and racism has always been prevalent here. If anything, I’d say it was worse when Obama was president because all the racists/White Supremacists didn’t want a black guy running the country since it has been white guys since the 1700s.

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      6 months ago

      The turboracism of the Tea Party Repubs is basically a knee-jerk reaction to seeing a black man in the Oval Office.