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SwagJerryRice  ·  4131 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Dear White People (great satire)

That's on some A Modest Proposal-level shit. I like it! I think that the media helps to perpetuate the racist myth that black crime is the byproduct of some inherent deficiencies in black social structure; you certainly see it anytime you see a right-wing reporter talk about Chicago's overexaggerated "crime wave."





ronintetsuro  ·  4130 days ago  ·  link  ·  

This is true, because race issues appeal to the kind of audiences that still watch network news with some inherent belief in objectivity. Any number of them will argue statistically improbable positions, with the hope of proving that non-whites are genetically inferior and the reason why our society is crumbling.

But if you point out the skin color of bankers and politicians and lobbyists and brokers that make the policies and sit at the levers of power, you get a lot of static while they pretend they didn't hear you.

The good news is that racism is on the decline constantly. And that's largely in part because of the ability to have discussions about it that subvert the popular narratives of the power structure.