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Why does it seem like, especially in the 90s-00s media, it was SO EASY to pretend that you were progressive?
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I agree that communication is incredibly helpful better than 99% of the time. But I'm going to play devil's advocate here for a moment.
I was raised in a casually racist town. Not maliciously, at least not that I saw. It was more "that's just the way they are" and less "they're lesser and evil and should be subjugated or eliminated" (that was a few towns over). I'm making the distinction because, while the end result comes down to the same thing the place where it comes from is entirely different. So I carried some of those attitudes and said some heinous shit out of ignorance. This would have been in the 90s and early 00s. But as I got out into the wide world, went into the military, and met people from all walks of life I realized I wasn't just meeting a few "good ones". People of color were just like me. Humans with strengths and flaws, open minds and biases, triumphs and defeats. So I changed the way I thought and acted.
I wouldn't want that following me around for my entire life because some folks (especially online) really act like people aren't allowed to grow and change. But I still believe more information is better than less.
I don't know that there's a real point to be found in that mess I just spewed. But I felt compelled so you all have to suffer the things that go through my head with me.