yeah, totally. i think the reason most people keep hollering that racism must be over now that we have a black president is that they want to believe that they don't have any work left to do in terms of changing society and themselves. because it's hard work.
and for those people who are freaked out about backlash, it seems like it could be a really good thing to see a lot of the white supremacist groups come out of the woodwork where they've been hiding (well, more or less). the more they're out in the open, the less people can deny they still exist (and the less people can deny there's still work to do).
not like it's not still gonna suck. but i guess we will just have to wait and see.
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Date: 2008-11-18 04:12 am (UTC)and for those people who are freaked out about backlash, it seems like it could be a really good thing to see a lot of the white supremacist groups come out of the woodwork where they've been hiding (well, more or less). the more they're out in the open, the less people can deny they still exist (and the less people can deny there's still work to do).
not like it's not still gonna suck. but i guess we will just have to wait and see.