"do you have a sense of what majority black opinion is on questions like this?"
My sense is that even people like Wilma don't truly feel this way. It's fascinating the change that comes over people online versus when you sit down face to face, and have a conversation in person. A lot of people use the online world as a place to vent their…
"do you have a sense of what majority black opinion is on questions like this?"
My sense is that even people like Wilma don't truly feel this way. It's fascinating the change that comes over people online versus when you sit down face to face, and have a conversation in person. A lot of people use the online world as a place to vent their frustrations and insecurities. I've had quite a few conversations where I just became an avatar for all the bad things that ever happened in somebody's life.
All that to say, I think most black people don't buy into this victimhood nonsense at all. But for those who spend a lot of time online, there's a very concerted effort to convince them that nothing has changed since the 1800s and some take comfort in pretending to believe it. It's really notable how many young people (<25) I speak to who claim with a straight face that racism has never been worse than today.
It's just profitable. It's very easy to gain money and attention by peddling this oppression narrative if you have a little talent as a writer. And with the pre-existing racial tensions in America, stirring up emotions about white-black racism (note even how rarely articles about other types of racism appear in the media) it's a reliable button to push when you want clicks.
I don't think there's an overarching conspiracy, just a lot of people writing articles designed to inspire that most social media friendly of emotions; outrage.
"do you have a sense of what majority black opinion is on questions like this?"
My sense is that even people like Wilma don't truly feel this way. It's fascinating the change that comes over people online versus when you sit down face to face, and have a conversation in person. A lot of people use the online world as a place to vent their frustrations and insecurities. I've had quite a few conversations where I just became an avatar for all the bad things that ever happened in somebody's life.
All that to say, I think most black people don't buy into this victimhood nonsense at all. But for those who spend a lot of time online, there's a very concerted effort to convince them that nothing has changed since the 1800s and some take comfort in pretending to believe it. It's really notable how many young people (<25) I speak to who claim with a straight face that racism has never been worse than today.
Do you have a theory about the source of this concerted effort? Like is this benefitting someone, somewhere? And if so, who?
It's just profitable. It's very easy to gain money and attention by peddling this oppression narrative if you have a little talent as a writer. And with the pre-existing racial tensions in America, stirring up emotions about white-black racism (note even how rarely articles about other types of racism appear in the media) it's a reliable button to push when you want clicks.
I don't think there's an overarching conspiracy, just a lot of people writing articles designed to inspire that most social media friendly of emotions; outrage.