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In reply to the discussion: Thom Hartman joins number of white progressives slamming those criticizing #BLM [View all]Number23
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It's racism that to this day, sees unarmed black people getting slaughtered by cops and the first response is "well, what did they do to deserve it?" It's racism that allows the media to portray black victims as criminals. There have been countless articles written on how white murder SUSPECTS get treated better in media portrayals than black murder VICTIMS.
This is entrenched. It's not going away any time soon and it certainly won't go away if people immediately knee jerk into defensive, closed minded stupidity whenever people try to draw attention to the issue. I am glad that you changed your mind. The problem is that alot of white people don't have biracial grandchildren or family members and it is so easy for them to shut all of this out or shout it down because it doesn't affect anyone they care about.