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Originally Posted by kane
I'm not so sure the media plays that big of a role in it. Sure it can fan the flames a little bit, but I think parents and upbringing are a bigger part of it. I think racism is deeply ingrained in a lot of people and they either don't recognize it or admit it, but the freedom and anonymity of the internet gives them an outlet to say what they really feel.
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I agree with that to a large degree, but there is little doubt as to the role the media plays in stirring the pot whenever it can. Upbringing is and always will be the key ingredient, but to break the cycle is almost impossible when the media portrays black people the way it often does.
and yes, the internet allows a greater majority of idiots the chance to talk big and bad, in most cases those people are the same ones that lock their car doors when they see a black person on the side of the road because they are so terrified that they may get car jacked