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In reply to the discussion: "Looks like one bad dude" [View all]Oneironaut
(5,564 posts)It's the "programming" in your mind that instantly associates dark skin with crime (or other negative stereotypes). This is not easily destroyed because:
A - It's purely internalized
B - The people who do it (a good chunk of society) don't believe that they are racist. This leads to defensiveness and an unwillingness to self-examine their racist thoughts.
C - Even this post sounds like it's sanctimoniously lecturing others that they're bad people. Nobody is perfect. Racism is so "non-PC" to discuss that it remains a hidden evil in our society, always present and yet mostly ignored.
Racism is still associated with the KKK, and outward expressions of hate and bigotry. That's wrong. Racism is a virus that lays dormant in our subconscious, influencing even the tiniest of our interactions.