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The US isn’t some kind of Nazi state. Black people holding professional jobs has been considered culturally acceptable for many decades. (And this by no means p
by School-Cotton 5y ago
The US isn’t some kind of Nazi state. Black people holding professional jobs has been considered culturally acceptable for many decades. (And this by no means proves that racism doesn’t exist).
- xattt 5y agoMy hypothesis is that the groups that were typically associated with steadfast racist views were typically technically illiterate, so this intersection with Mavis Beacon just didn’t happen.
- sangnoir 5y agoThat makes sense. Polling in the early 90's showed half the country was against black/white interracial marriages, but no one had a problem with a black secretary/typist (which did not disrupt the "social hierarchy" in people's minds)
- pessimizer 5y agoAnd let's be serious, this is a fictional black typist. Secretary isn't the most high-status job. Teacher is a bit more status (she's a typing teacher!), but typist could also mean data entry, which is significantly worse. The US has never had a problem with black servants, but that's not a indicator of not being racist.