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pete_the_cat@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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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whoreticulture@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
No … I was also around that age and remember all the monkey jokes about Obama. This guy just isn’t paying attention idk lol

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- GrundlButter@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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.
  
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  - whoreticulture@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    I am talking about national news … remember the Obama sock monkeys?
    
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    GrundlButter@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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.
    
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  - Tinidril@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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.
    
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