I'm black and no, racism hasn't gotten better at all.

No we haven't. Black people can be shot in the US by police with no repercussions. Black people are still subject to racist abuse, often in public. Neo-Nazi groups still exist. White supremacy groups still exist. They might not be out in the open as much, but they are all over the internet. Things have not gotten better. They have just gone underground.

No, people have just gotten better at hiding it.

50 something, black (and gay!) male here. It HAS gotten better, don't confuse things not being perfect as a sign of things not getting better. We've had a (half) black president. You can marry who you want marry. Etc etc, etc. Those things couldn't even be concieved before. It has gotten better. To say so does not mean everything is fine now (far from it). To say that is hasn't is to say past struggles have been a complete waste of time. That being said, let's keep mind, if it's 76 degrees F, and it's goes up to 77, you can say "It's gotten warmer..."

Have we though?

Yeah, now we only have cops murdering black people all over north america. SO much better

You sure about that

I an black and it's gotten much better. It's a insult to or parents and grandparents to say otherwise

It has gotten better thankgoodness. I'm an older Mexican immigrant. Not perfect but as long as man is alive there will always be hate. Sorry to break it to you all.

Agreed. We are much better at being racist today

"How racist some people are" indicates there's an acceptable degree of racism.

After nearly 60 years I'd like to say that we've gotten so much better, but in too many places even in this country we haven't gotten any better

No we haven't "gotten much better". Just last year the political party that was voted Out. Claimed the BLM protesters were "terrorists".

It's more hidden now. You can't be as open about it. Sure, we've come a long way, but we still have a long way to go

Sadly, it just went a bit underground for a while but with the rise of the right wing across the world, and the hateful rhetoric they spout, racism is on the rise in frightening proportions. The hateful have been emboldened, violence has increased. People of colour, LGBTQIA, people with disabilities women and children are all at far greater risk of violence and murder than for decades. Right wing governments always maintain power by finding a group to blame and its happening everywhere.

I am black and yes,it is much better. It's a insult to our parents and grandparents to say otherwise

Have we though?

Does not look like it

Not really. Especially post Trump. White nationalism is the #1 threat to American, and thus threat to Black folks. History has proven that white nationalist and supremacists attack Blacks as the cause of their made up issues.

If you think the burnt cross was bad you should see what they did to ability to live and breath. By comparison the burnt cross was friendly.

Have we???

Have you checked trump and mega lately?

Racists are afraid of pay-back? They should be. In the 50th white population in U.S. was 97 %, now is 58 %.

Oh? Better how? Lunatics storming the Capital, spouting nonsense, managing to kill a guard? That much better? Indeed. Wake up.

I feel like we've regressed a LOT in my lifetime. Things are getting worse.

No, you haven't.

Apparently not, if you pay attention to the news.. or just follow the former guys and his syncophants

Have we though?

Not really

It's disgusting .. I have zero issue with colour .. I have huge issues with certain culture or religious beliefs

Objectively speaking it has gotten better, but we should all be concerned that one of two political parties gladly offer refuge to racists. If Republicans actually publicly stated "Dear racists, we don't want your vote. Stay home in November." They would lose half of their base. But that's okay, all they're doing now is leading us towards fascist dictatorship, so it won't even matter.

That is not racism is hatress

No, we really haven’t. Now? They just hide it.

They just hide it better

One thing I like about this picture is how calm and collected Rev. King Jr. is in it. As he once said, "Hatred perpetuates into more hatred. As such, you cannot fight hate with more hate. You must instead fight it with compassion and understanding." My great grandma marched with him back then. Glad I got to meet that stubborn old bat. She had some great stories.

More people are better but the racism is just as toxic as it ever was, humans will always be human.

Have we??? Really?????

I wouldn't say it's much better, better in someway, worse in others, more insidious

Much better ? Lol u must be white aint s**t changed

No, that's a false assessment. We've gotten much quieter and better at concealing it. White men still say n*gger in board rooms and there are still places black people can't go. Instead of men in hoods, we have men and women in blue and in positions of "justice" that use our prisons as slave holds. That's not hyperbole, that's understanding, that's looking for the truth instead of for a feeling of relief from further responsibility.

If we could only eliminate all of them: black, white, brown, yellow, ect.

Just remember the Marxist democrat party is the party of the kkk

If you think we've gotten better, you're part of the problem. "I hate how racist some people are" is a copout. It means you're not doing enough self-reflection on your role, and avoidance of responsibility, in perpetuating the problem. You're saying it's those "some people" who need to be fixed and nobody else.

Have we?

We have not gotten "much" better.

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You say we've "gotten better"... But HAVE WE?

Have we though?

I wish I had your confidence. Tfg brought a lot of closet racists Out of the closet.

I agree, what joe biden is doing is downright horrible.

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I'd say that is HAD gotten better but tas usual some group has to push the line tooo far and the past 15 years it has been weaponized against Whites and heterosexuals.

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Amazingly enough we now deal with reverse racism. Even though I have always tried to be accepting to all, since BLM I have found im being looked at, called out and labeled a white asshole. Keep trying we need to get this right.