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"Finally, what you have effectively done here, is monetized racism, sexism, and any other kind of ‘ism you can think of to your own advantage." Everyone over a
by beloch 4y ago
"Finally, what you have effectively done here, is monetized racism, sexism, and any other kind of ‘ism you can think of to your own advantage."
Everyone over a certain age has concerns for the future rooted in disappointment about the present, and this is one of mine. I grew up thinking that we were making progress on racism, sexism, etc. and that these things would slowly die out over my lifetime. However, people won't be able to make money off of these things if that happens. Hence, there is a direct monetary incentive for media moghuls, politicians, etc. to keep breathing new life into old hatreds. It actually seems like society is backsliding in some areas, and there are people who are gaining money and influence as a direct result.
Worse yet, you can know you're being played and still wind up being played. This stuff can really get your emotions roiling and influence your behaviour even if you know that's being done deliberately for someone else's gain.
- twoxproblematic 4y ago
- cjbgkagh 4y agoI do worry that the current political capital that African Americans have gained will likely wane with the baked in increase in Latin American voting power. I worry legitimate grievances will be pushed aside for political expediency and racial politics will get much worse - especially for African Americans. Like many I'm disappointed for the loss of what the future that could have been and worry about where we go from here.
- tsol 4y agoHonestly, I don't think they really gained that much political capital. Not since the civil rights era. What's happened as of recently? People tweeted #blacklivesmatter, talked about how awful it is that black people deal with police brutality, and then a few places voted to defund their police departments. None of that seems to be anything that actually helps that black community, or improves their situation in any way. BLM just became the political issue du jour for a month, some people protested while some journalists talked about it, and then interest fizzled out. In fact, police brutality is still just as much an issue today. It seems trans rights is more talked about nowadays, though. Looking at their racial breakdown and it's not surprising that they have more political capital.
- cjbgkagh 4y agoSadly I think they’ll lose the little they gained and more. I used to be quite poor and went to a majority African American school for a time so I saw their plight first hand. I’ve never taken it for granted that I had an easier time getting out of there.
- xapata 4y agoAre you talking about Disney casting a Black woman as Ariel, or Alex Jones saying the murders at Sandy Hook were faked? I think they're different categories.
- throwayyy479087 4y agoThe demand for being oppressed in this country far outweighs the supply, so they concoct the difference.