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Racism was of course a [[issuepedia:Barack Obama/racism|huge factor]] in drumming up opposition to Obama during the 2008 campaign, and appears to remain a major component of the unreasoning hatred many [[conservatroll]] followers seem to feel for him. | Racism was of course a [[issuepedia:Barack Obama/racism|huge factor]] in drumming up opposition to Obama during the 2008 campaign, and appears to remain a major component of the unreasoning hatred many [[conservatroll]] followers seem to feel for him. | ||
==Evidence== | ==Evidence== | ||
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* the many groups which pop up in support of the police any time a police officer wrongly kills a dark-skinned person | * the many groups which pop up in support of the police any time a police officer wrongly kills a dark-skinned person | ||
** incidents include Ferguson, George Zimmerman vs. Trayvon Martin, many others | ** incidents include Ferguson, George Zimmerman vs. Trayvon Martin, many others | ||
* the continued existence and activity of the KKK | * the continued existence and activity of the KKK | ||
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==Discarded Evidence== | ==Discarded Evidence== | ||
* '''2014-11-20''' [http://morallowground.com/2014/11/20/top-nevada-republican-lawmaker-ira-hansen-called-blacks-simple-minded-darkies Top Nevada Republican Lawmaker Ira Hansen Called Blacks ‘Simple-Minded Darkies’]: in [http://www.newsreview.com/reno/on-paper/content?oid=15531962 context], the quote represents Hansen's opinion of how ''Democrats'' view Black people: "The relationship of Negroes and Democrats is truly a master-slave relationship, with the benevolent master knowing what’s best for his simple minded darkies." I was unable to find any overt racism in these quotes during a quick read-through; a more careful reading may find some. | * '''2014-11-20''' [http://morallowground.com/2014/11/20/top-nevada-republican-lawmaker-ira-hansen-called-blacks-simple-minded-darkies Top Nevada Republican Lawmaker Ira Hansen Called Blacks ‘Simple-Minded Darkies’]: in [http://www.newsreview.com/reno/on-paper/content?oid=15531962 context], the quote represents Hansen's opinion of how ''Democrats'' view Black people: "The relationship of Negroes and Democrats is truly a master-slave relationship, with the benevolent master knowing what’s best for his simple minded darkies." I was unable to find any overt racism in these quotes during a quick read-through; a more careful reading may find some. | ||
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===Reference=== | ===Reference=== | ||
* Issuepedia: {{l/ip|US/racism}} | * Issuepedia: {{l/ip|US/racism}} | ||
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| + | * '''2014-02-07''' [http://www.politicususa.com/2014/02/07/racism-homophobia-lose-50-viewers-dump-duck-dynasty.html Racism and Homophobia Lose as Nearly 50% of Viewers Dump Duck Dynasty]: it may be unpopular, but it still exists | ||
| + | * '''2014-03-08''' [http://freethoughtblogs.com/ashleymiller/2014/03/08/more-hate-from-racists-coalburner-edition/ More hate from racists – Coalburner edition] | ||
| + | * '''2014-05-12''' [http://freethoughtblogs.com/ashleymiller/2014/05/12/i-get-racist-and-sexist-hate-mail/ I Get Racist and Sexist Hate Mail]: when called out on it, they just double down | ||
| + | * '''2014-10-10''' [http://everydayfeminism.com/2014/10/history-of-black-white-relations/ A Concise History Of Black-White Relations In The United States]: includes a cartoon that quickly explains why reverse racism is also a myth | ||
| + | * '''2014-11-27''' [https://medium.com/@WardA/being-black-ish-in-america-6097d9443804 Being black(ish) in America] "Instead of blaming us for how we dress and saying we dress like “gangstas,” why not tune your police and your fucking mind to understand that’s just how we dress?" | ||
| + | * '''2014-12-04''' [http://reappropriate.co/?p=7422 Minorities Trapped in Tropes: The Conservative Right’s Cognitive Dissonance on POC Humanity] includes screenshots of several racist comments | ||
Revision as of 14:23, 9 December 2014
For awhile after the election of Barack Obama as the first Black president, there were claims that racism was no longer a problem, that we are now living in a post-racial America. These claims seem to have subsided, but we remain on the lookout for any specimens in the wild.
It nonetheless seems worth collecting evidence to refute this, since there is so much of it and yet it can be difficult to search for.
Racism was of course a huge factor in drumming up opposition to Obama during the 2008 campaign, and appears to remain a major component of the unreasoning hatred many conservatroll followers seem to feel for him.
Evidence
- the many groups which pop up in support of the police any time a police officer wrongly kills a dark-skinned person
- incidents include Ferguson, George Zimmerman vs. Trayvon Martin, many others
- the continued existence and activity of the KKK
Discarded Evidence
- 2014-11-20 Top Nevada Republican Lawmaker Ira Hansen Called Blacks ‘Simple-Minded Darkies’: in context, the quote represents Hansen's opinion of how Democrats view Black people: "The relationship of Negroes and Democrats is truly a master-slave relationship, with the benevolent master knowing what’s best for his simple minded darkies." I was unable to find any overt racism in these quotes during a quick read-through; a more careful reading may find some.
Links
Reference
- Issuepedia: US/racism
News & Posts
- 2014-02-07 Racism and Homophobia Lose as Nearly 50% of Viewers Dump Duck Dynasty: it may be unpopular, but it still exists
- 2014-03-08 More hate from racists – Coalburner edition
- 2014-05-12 I Get Racist and Sexist Hate Mail: when called out on it, they just double down
- 2014-10-10 A Concise History Of Black-White Relations In The United States: includes a cartoon that quickly explains why reverse racism is also a myth
- 2014-11-27 Being black(ish) in America "Instead of blaming us for how we dress and saying we dress like “gangstas,” why not tune your police and your fucking mind to understand that’s just how we dress?"
- 2014-12-04 Minorities Trapped in Tropes: The Conservative Right’s Cognitive Dissonance on POC Humanity includes screenshots of several racist comments