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
    73·
    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.

      • pete_the_cat@lemmy.worldEnglish
        27·
        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.

          • GrundlButter@lemmy.dbzer0.com
            171·
            6 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.

              • GrundlButter@lemmy.dbzer0.com
                11·
                6 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.

            • Tinidril@midwest.socialEnglish
              6·
              6 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.

    • barsquid@lemmy.world
      6·
      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.