My niece confiding in me about her 'friend' being racist is such a "yeah, girl we've all been through it" kinda conversation

and it's kinda lame I even look at it like that.

But alas, it's the world we live in. It's something she's gonna have to learn to navigate whether she likes it or not.

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Burnley123 · 41-45, M

Do you think that racism is getting worse in the last few years?

HijabaDabbaDoo · F

@Burnley123 oh for sure, I think after Brexit it slowly started bubbling to the surface. Within the past 2 years it's been a lot more obvious.

Burnley123 · 41-45, M

@HijabaDabbaDoo I think that the 'anti-woke' stuff is also a really big part of it. During lockdown, a lot of lonely people got radicalised in right-wing online spaces. The anti-trans stuff, the manosphere etc. It's all interlinked and one step away from the great replacement theory. Once fringe views have become normalised.

On the immigration 'debate'. It's not a debate because nobody is defending migrants in the major parties. People intimidating and threatening asylum seekers have 'legitimate concerns'. Holding a sign supporting Palestine Solidarity Action gets you arrested for terrorism.