I’ve actually noticed more and more racism being displayed in the attitudes of white people I know. The cause is seeing all the black people acting out in youtube videos, and burning down their own neighborhoods over a just jury verdict.
What a lot of people don’t think about is there are two things you can glean from all those “cops vs black guy” traffic stops on youtube where it comes out badly for the black guy. The one side is the “Mean” cop. But the other is, “Why is that black guy fighting with the cops? Who does that? No wonder they shot him.”
As more and more of this “blacks acting badly” stuff is being watched by people of all races, there is more and more “background” racism against blacks sprouting up all over.
The sad part is, just as these videos give a skewed perception of the police, they also give a skewed perception of blacks. That may be comforting, but irrelevant if most people don’t see it that way.
I honestly think that “the talk” that black mothers and fathers have with their young sons is a contributing factor to the resistance to police typified in all these “resisting a LEO” videos/episodes we’re seeing. Honestly, if you are told/reminded regularly, “Now, I want you to watch out when talking to police. You be careful! Don’t you give them a reason to think you’re dangerous. They might overreact just like they did with (fill in the blank),” you are going to be uptight, wondering if your “day” has arrived.
“The talk” immediately puts them on high alert (justified or not) and that will affect behavior.
The other side of the coin is this. When whites walking down the street/in the mall/wherever are confronted by a group of young black youths, they will (these days) have their radar activated (people here talk about having your head on a swivel/be aware of your surroundings all the time). This influences body language. Body language projects outward and people pick up on it. I’ve heard groups of young black males walking in the mall commenting to each other “Did you see how scared that (fill in your favorite epithet here) looked!” I’ve seen young black males walking around trying to create fear in whites as they pass by. This “dance,” while, perhaps, momentarily satisfying for young black males, actually serves to further the separation/intensify the suspicions.
What’s the “gangsta” look all about anyhow?
I agree; while there is some high-profile white guilt BS out there, most whites have given up on integration and assimilation - both have failed miserably and VERY publicly.
I don’t know any whites that voluntarily have any dealing with blacks at all at this point; if blacks in neighboring Newark NJ see a white person, it is either a drug customer, a hooker’s john, or a cop.