[Swan]

Originally Posted by Redway

It’s come a long way but racism still exists. Not everyone’s going to be aware of the subtleties of covert/institutional racism (and as far as that goes it’s also an unfortunate tale to witness many younger black males, for example now, being seen as an inherent threat when they haven’t actually done anything but want to just get on and mine their business) but there’s no point trying to have an honest good-intentioned discussion about racism while wilfully invalidating black people’s experiences of racism on a more intrinsic level.

It's invalidating to ask the question in 2022. The saddest thing about all this -
1. Whites thinking they "understand" a black persons current/historical struggle better than other whites. Truth is, none of us will ever really know!
2. We buy into this hyperbol the media spin puts on race relations.
3. Why can't us regular people just get along, black, white, brown etc. We're all in the same boat, all just trying to get on in life. It's depressing, there has been million of normal, polite, friendly interactions with white people, black people, brown people today in this country. Yet no one sees that.

If only this much effort, time and debate went on why, and to try and make better the black teens in London stabbing each other daily.

It's sad.

Anyway, back to the football.