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Originally Posted by washoe
What I don't get from these racist cops is when they get home they watch NBA, NFL, Boxing, and listen to black Music.
As a society, we really need to stop with this narrative that racism is a binary thing. When people think of "racist or not racist" generally it's one of two camps:
a) You want to join the KKK, say the N word and bring back slavery.
or
b) You want peace, love and equality for all and believe in MLK's dream
It's a narrative that helps shield most people who do have prejudices or racial biases. But because they're not flaming neo-Nazis, they consider themselves not racist. Racism is seen as an binary identity, something that "is in people's hearts" when it's really the actions you take which are more nuanced.
You can have a black friend (or many black friends) and still be racist.
You can be a liberal, donate to democratic candidates and yet when you see a black man in the woods, your reaction is that he is a scary threat (see Amy Cooper).
You can be a segregationist senator and fight your whole life against equality, but also have a black daughter, that you support her whole life (see Strom Thurmond)
And yes you can enjoy sports, rap music, and other areas where black people are dominant but then see a black person on the street and think of them as less human than a white person.