We get it bad in Chicago. On the one hand, reactionaries of all stripes like to point here as proof positive of the horrors of "gang culture" and whatever else racist tropes they think are true.
On the other hand a lot prople here really do live in a constate state of low-intensity warfare and our Democratic city leaders are both unwilling and too incompetent to actually take the steps necessary to change that.
Round my area in those days they had a more extreme version that I think they took from a comedian, where “there’s black people and then there’s n-slurs.” And they just hate the latter.
I remember growing up in the early 2000s it was super common to say that "I dont hate black PEOPLE, I just hate black CULTURE"
So gross
did that stop being common?
Only in so far as more people are outwardly against colored people again.
Holy shit I feel old. Is that not a thing people say anymore?
From my limited experience, I think that's fallen out of favor! People looking to dogwhistle now have to make vague comments about protesters lol
I think "But what about Chicago!" is the new racist dogwhistle equivalent.
We get it bad in Chicago. On the one hand, reactionaries of all stripes like to point here as proof positive of the horrors of "gang culture" and whatever else racist tropes they think are true.
On the other hand a lot prople here really do live in a constate state of low-intensity warfare and our Democratic city leaders are both unwilling and too incompetent to actually take the steps necessary to change that.
I'm glad that's the case. Used to hear that on AM radio all the time because my bus driver would loudly play it.
I remember it being even worse. People would also say they don't hate Arabs, they hate Muslims.
Round my area in those days they had a more extreme version that I think they took from a comedian, where “there’s black people and then there’s n-slurs.” And they just hate the latter.
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